West African sword for I.D. & comment

Iain · 5th March 2016, 09:08 PM

The use of the sandwich mount in Takouba seems to take place most often with a blade that does not have a sufficient length or tang to achieve the desired length and mount desired.

I'd say this is clear in 80% or so of the swords with this type of mount I've handled. A few, it's not entirely clear if the plates are simply there to re-enforce the base of the blade like the attached (ex my collection).

This particular one has a tang, but this could well be a local addition the blade in order to secure the hilt and not the original.

5th March 2016, 09:08 PM	#20
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	The use of the sandwich mount in Takouba seems to take place most often with a blade that does not have a sufficient length or tang to achieve the desired length and mount desired. I'd say this is clear in 80% or so of the swords with this type of mount I've handled. A few, it's not entirely clear if the plates are simply there to re-enforce the base of the blade like the attached (ex my collection). This particular one has a tang, but this could well be a local addition the blade in order to secure the hilt and not the original. Attached Images