Scarey knife

Tim Simmons · 16th July 2005, 07:33 PM

Golly thats even more scarey, I think it is forged? The tang and base of the blade are a little more thick than the blade, which does not show obvious signs of makeshift grinding though the blade is very thin. I could well see this coming from some god forsaken African goal in colonial times. Thanks Andrew, I suppose in your work you see the handicraft of the forlorn

Tim

spiral · 16th July 2005, 07:50 PM

The handle was made or heavily resurfaced after the worm damage as the tracks run along the surface rather than penetrating.

Making a shank in jail or in the poorer parts of Africa is probably very similar.

You use what you can obtain.

The wood doesnt strike me as african though, less it was from a desert region.

Just a feeling, could be wildy wrong.

Spiral

Henk · 16th July 2005, 08:03 PM

A mounted spearblade was my thought to. Are we looking to an african tombak????

Bill · 16th July 2005, 08:58 PM

Andrew:"It looks like a prison "shank", to me, Tim."..... Andrew, is there something about your past we should know?

16th July 2005, 07:33 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	Golly thats even more scarey, I think it is forged? The tang and base of the blade are a little more thick than the blade, which does not show obvious signs of makeshift grinding though the blade is very thin. I could well see this coming from some god forsaken African goal in colonial times. Thanks Andrew, I suppose in your work you see the handicraft of the forlorn Tim Last edited by Tim Simmons; 16th July 2005 at 07:48 PM.

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spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	The handle was made or heavily resurfaced after the worm damage as the tracks run along the surface rather than penetrating. Making a shank in jail or in the poorer parts of Africa is probably very similar. You use what you can obtain. The wood doesnt strike me as african though, less it was from a desert region. Just a feeling, could be wildy wrong. Spiral

16th July 2005, 08:03 PM	#3
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	A mounted spearblade was my thought to. Are we looking to an african tombak????

16th July 2005, 08:58 PM	#4
Bill Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago area Posts: 327	Andrew:"It looks like a prison "shank", to me, Tim."..... Andrew, is there something about your past we should know?