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[Iain]

Originally Posted by mross

Ok, I'll bite. What is it we are looking at? And. What is it we are supposed to be looking at?

From the leather and loop pommel it is a Mandingo dagger. The fur is not unusual as well for these.

[mross]

Ok, that makes sense. On the plus side the art of creative story telling is not dead.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Iain

From the leather and loop pommel it is a Mandingo dagger. The fur is not unusual as well for these.

Thank you Ian for correction, so the dagger is from West Africa.

Regards,

Detlef

[Iain]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Thank you Ian for correction, so the dagger is from West Africa.

Regards,

Detlef

Happy to comment when I can. These daggers seem similar to some Mandingo swords I've seen labelled as being from Liberia and Sierra Leone. But I am not really sure if this is the correct and precise tribal attribution. It is not really my area.

Here's one of the examples I was thinking of.