I've got a very big Trumbash

Tim Simmons · 15th April 2007, 04:33 PM

I visited a friend today and made a couple of swaps. I do not know who did best. This is a big one 40cm tall and 24cm across the top. Chunky shame about the crack, you cannot have everything and cracks are often found on African pieces. Anybody got a bigger one.

Freddy · 15th April 2007, 06:02 PM

Here is my biggest Mangbetu knife. It measures 43,5 cm and 26 cm across the top.
And it also has a crack in the handle.

But I must say that your piece is more elaborately forged. Mine has a more simple design.

What would you think if we showed some different Mangbetu knives ?

Flavio · 15th April 2007, 06:12 PM

Hello Tim and Freddy!! Great Idea Freddy! I hope that also Tim agree.
Here is my Trumbush (at least once!!) and my little Mangbetu dagger, that Freddy already knows

About the Trumbush: I have read (but I don't remember where

) that the holes on the blade means the number of the wives of the owner

Freddy · 15th April 2007, 06:18 PM

Here's another one, with a different handle. Who's next ?

Tim Simmons · 15th April 2007, 06:25 PM

Here's mine. I think I have another knife.

Freddy · 15th April 2007, 06:30 PM

This one has a bit of a peculiar design. I once read that the holes in a trumbash represented the number of wives.

So this knife was owned by a bachelor

Lew · 15th April 2007, 08:17 PM

[QUOTE=Tim Simmons]I Anybody got a bigger one.

Tim

There you go bragging about how big your trumbash is

You know that some of us with smaller or no trumbashs will have a bad case of trumbash envy

Very nice piece

Congrats

Lew

Emanuel · 15th April 2007, 08:21 PM

I WANT ONE!!!

That's a thick blade Tim...half inch or so?

paolo · 16th April 2007, 01:03 PM

Hi all,
This my one, quite crude. Really as I red every hole on the blade is a wife ?
Regards
Paolo

katana · 16th April 2007, 02:13 PM

A large trumbash......I don't even have a small one

.......so I am going to buy one of these .......to compensate

Freddy · 16th April 2007, 06:34 PM

Katana, do you want to trade for the car ?

15th April 2007, 04:33 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,781	I've got a very big Trumbash I visited a friend today and made a couple of swaps. I do not know who did best. This is a big one 40cm tall and 24cm across the top. Chunky shame about the crack, you cannot have everything and cracks are often found on African pieces. Anybody got a bigger one.

15th April 2007, 06:02 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Mine's bigger Here is my biggest Mangbetu knife. It measures 43,5 cm and 26 cm across the top. And it also has a crack in the handle. But I must say that your piece is more elaborately forged. Mine has a more simple design. What would you think if we showed some different Mangbetu knives ?

15th April 2007, 06:12 PM	#3
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hello Tim and Freddy!! Great Idea Freddy! I hope that also Tim agree. Here is my Trumbush (at least once!!) and my little Mangbetu dagger, that Freddy already knows About the Trumbush: I have read (but I don't remember where ) that the holes on the blade means the number of the wives of the owner Attached Images

15th April 2007, 06:18 PM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Here they come ! Here's another one, with a different handle. Who's next ?

15th April 2007, 06:25 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,781	Here's mine. I think I have another knife. Attached Images

15th April 2007, 06:30 PM	#6
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	This one has a bit of a peculiar design. I once read that the holes in a trumbash represented the number of wives. So this knife was owned by a bachelor

15th April 2007, 08:17 PM	#7
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	[QUOTE=Tim Simmons]I Anybody got a bigger one. Tim There you go bragging about how big your trumbash is You know that some of us with smaller or no trumbashs will have a bad case of trumbash envy Very nice piece Congrats Lew

15th April 2007, 08:21 PM	#8
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	What Lew said... I WANT ONE!!! That's a thick blade Tim...half inch or so?

16th April 2007, 01:03 PM	#9
paolo Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 173	Hi all, This my one, quite crude. Really as I red every hole on the blade is a wife ? Regards Paolo Attached Images

16th April 2007, 02:13 PM	#10
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	A large trumbash......I don't even have a small one .......so I am going to buy one of these .......to compensate Attached Images

16th April 2007, 06:34 PM	#11
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Katana, do you want to trade for the car ?