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Hi
I have been offered the attached knife Only have pictures at moment Overall length is 17 inches, sharp blade Seller reckons it is for opening letters, which I do not agree with Can anyone inform as to country of origin or any further information Cheers Ken |
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It look like some sort of a "Touareg" dagger to my eyes, others with more knowledge will be able to pin point the exact origin.
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Tuareg from Agadez
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It is a telek, but I do not think it is tuareg, strictly speaking. Based on previous forum discussions, this looks like it was made in Bida in what is nowadays Nigeria - I am attaching a similar one I have as an example. A search for Bida should produce additional results. A pity that the scabbard is gone, but the blade looks in great shape well made.
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Hi All
Thanks for information It falls outside my collecting area though so I will let it go. cheers Ken Last edited by Kmaddock; 14th September 2017 at 10:04 AM. |
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Not at this place, post it at the swap forum.
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OK
I will edit my post accordingly cheers ken |
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