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1st December 2005, 03:04 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Coast USA
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Old African Sword????
Hi All
I just picked up this sword from a fellow formite. It seems to be a North African style sword with a 24" blade. Does anyone have a clue which tribe made this? I also noticed that many years ago some idiot commited an atrocity and drilled a small hole through the hilt and blade probably to mount it on a wall  but it is still a very nice sword and much worthy of display  .Lew Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 1st December 2005 at 04:59 AM. |
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25th February 2006, 10:13 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: France
Posts: 472
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Mandara
It looks like one of mine witch come from the Mandara mountains, North-Cameroon, region of the Kirdi.
The handle is made of horn. In the 2 exemples on my website, the blade is enlarge at his middle part. http://lulef.free.fr/html/kirdi_2.html More about Mandara: http://www.mandaras.info/EthnicGroups.html Luc Another exemple with the same blade: |
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