Strange African knife

fearn · 13th January 2009, 12:57 AM

I've seen similar shapes in wood from Amazonia and Hawaii, but, not in a knife. Weird. I'll look for pics of the wood versions.

While I won't argue that it's a main battle weapon, if you think of it as a fork as well as a double knife, I think you can see how it would be effective as a weapon. Forks can be useful for tripping, pinning, and parrying.

However, I can also believe that it was for status. That's a good default explanation too.

My 0.0000000002 cents,

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13th January 2009, 12:57 AM	#3
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	I've seen similar shapes in wood from Amazonia and Hawaii, but, not in a knife. Weird. I'll look for pics of the wood versions. While I won't argue that it's a main battle weapon, if you think of it as a fork as well as a double knife, I think you can see how it would be effective as a weapon. Forks can be useful for tripping, pinning, and parrying. However, I can also believe that it was for status. That's a good default explanation too. My 0.0000000002 cents, F