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Hi all,
This dagger (below) has defied my attempts to identify it. I suspect that it is African in origin but that is just a hunch, the blocky hilt with its rectangular cross-section is particularly unfamiliar to me. If anyone has insights on what it is or where it might be from, that would be greatly appreciated. Overall length: 34.4 cm (~13.5 in.) - ADS |
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I do not think this is an ethnographic dagger. It looks more like a "trench" knife with a blade made of sheet steel.
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I also don't think it's ethnographic, the blade maybe but the hilt looks very recent home made!?
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Thank you both! That makes sense now why I could not find anything else that looks like it.
- ADS |
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Maybe it's one of the "great" restorations you can see on YouTube!
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the blade appears to be asymmetrical along the edge like some Congo knives, when you flip it over looks the same again? crossection like drawn in black? maybe a somewhat older blade rehilted recently.
Kind regards, Eric. |
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