New African (?) sickle knife

Freddy · 26th November 2010, 12:25 PM

Just came back from the weekly antiques market in Gent (Belgium)....and I found this sickle knife which intrigues me.

At first sight, it is not the typical African sickle knife as we all know. I'm not even sure it's African

The wooden handle is embellished with copper nails and shows a good patina.

The metal blade is sharpened on the inside. Near the handle it's 8 mm thick. It also has 6 holes drilled into the top part. There's also an iron ferrule between the handle and the blade.

Total length is 63 cm (from bottom of handle to tip of the blade).

Does anyone has an idea ?

26th November 2010, 12:25 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	New African (?) sickle knife Just came back from the weekly antiques market in Gent (Belgium)....and I found this sickle knife which intrigues me. At first sight, it is not the typical African sickle knife as we all know. I'm not even sure it's African The wooden handle is embellished with copper nails and shows a good patina. The metal blade is sharpened on the inside. Near the handle it's 8 mm thick. It also has 6 holes drilled into the top part. There's also an iron ferrule between the handle and the blade. Total length is 63 cm (from bottom of handle to tip of the blade). Does anyone has an idea ?