dagger for ID

thinreadline · 28th September 2017, 01:03 AM

anyone go any ideas as to what this is..... belongs to an acquaintance

kahnjar1 · 28th September 2017, 01:14 AM

Looks African to me. Can you please post full length pics of the scabbard?
Stu

thinreadline · 28th September 2017, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Looks African to me. Can you please post full length pics of the scabbard?
Stu

here goes ...

Battara · 28th September 2017, 02:39 AM

The blade also looks like it was made from an old file.

kahnjar1 · 28th September 2017, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by thinreadline

here goes ...

I was hoping to see some leather tassels but it is quite possible with the different colour to the leather that they have gone over time.
My thought is that this is from the Sahel, possibly Mali or nearby.
Hopefully someone with better knowledge of African daggers can better place the origin.
Stu

Iain · 28th September 2017, 12:20 PM

Tough to say, the hilt is usually a large part of IDing a region for daggers. So that makes it quite a bit harder! I agree it looks like it was made from a file.

28th September 2017, 01:03 AM	#1
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	dagger for ID anyone go any ideas as to what this is..... belongs to an acquaintance Attached Images

28th September 2017, 01:14 AM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,739	Looks African to me. Can you please post full length pics of the scabbard? Stu

28th September 2017, 02:39 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,221	The blade also looks like it was made from an old file.

28th September 2017, 12:20 PM	#6
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,693	Tough to say, the hilt is usually a large part of IDing a region for daggers. So that makes it quite a bit harder! I agree it looks like it was made from a file.