Sudan or Egypt?

Edster · 30th August 2015, 10:31 PM

Kubur,

I agree on the difficulty of dating. The design of your grip with the sharper points was being made new as late as 1986, but the scabbard is of better quality than of that era. More rounder tips and more pronounced back-to-back "C"s would have been earlier, say during the British Condominium. Also, more narrow grips relate to the diminished availability of big Black Wood trees. Older growth had thicker black parts with brown sap wood on the outside. Wide all black grips would be from bigger trees and older. The inscription on the blade may offer a clue.

Regards,
Ed

30th August 2015, 10:31 PM	#6
Edster Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 411	Kubur, I agree on the difficulty of dating. The design of your grip with the sharper points was being made new as late as 1986, but the scabbard is of better quality than of that era. More rounder tips and more pronounced back-to-back "C"s would have been earlier, say during the British Condominium. Also, more narrow grips relate to the diminished availability of big Black Wood trees. Older growth had thicker black parts with brown sap wood on the outside. Wide all black grips would be from bigger trees and older. The inscription on the blade may offer a clue. Regards, Ed