A Maasai Bowie Knife?

Pitt1999 · 30th December 2023, 11:05 PM

I wanted to show my Maasai weapons to possibly get some age estimations on them. To me the smaller seme and the club are probably all mid 20th century or earlier while the largest seme with the medial ridge is probably late 19th to early 20th century. While unsheathing them I forgot about the strange Maasai sword that I had. Rather than having the typical double edged spatulate blade this one has a single edged blade with a sharpened clip point. It isn't very clear in the picture but the primary edge is chisel ground while the false edge is ground on both sides. Was this made for actual use by the Maasai or was this made for those who travel?

30th December 2023, 11:05 PM	#1
Pitt1999 Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 105	A Maasai Bowie Knife? I wanted to show my Maasai weapons to possibly get some age estimations on them. To me the smaller seme and the club are probably all mid 20th century or earlier while the largest seme with the medial ridge is probably late 19th to early 20th century. While unsheathing them I forgot about the strange Maasai sword that I had. Rather than having the typical double edged spatulate blade this one has a single edged blade with a sharpened clip point. It isn't very clear in the picture but the primary edge is chisel ground while the false edge is ground on both sides. Was this made for actual use by the Maasai or was this made for those who travel? Attached Images