Can anyone tell me what these are?

Bill M · 19th April 2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by VANDOO

THEY ARE RECENT TOURIST AXES I THINK THEY ARE FROM NIGERIA PENDE TRIBE. I AM NOT SURE ON THAT SO PERHAPS SOMEONE MORE INTO AFRICAN WEAPONS CAN EITHER CONFIRM OR CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG.
THEY MAKE NICE WALL HANGERS I EVEN HAVE A COUPLE I PICKED UP SOMEWHERE FOR A SONG.
THAT IS ONE OF MY TECKNIQUES FOR COLLECTING, I SING SO POORLY PEOPLE THROW WEAPONS AT ME WHICH I SNATCH AND RUN OFF WITH.

LOL! ROTFLMAO!

VANDOO · 24th April 2008, 01:55 AM

I JUST RAN ACROSS A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE AXES. I HAVE THE AX WITH THE RING SHAPED BLADE AND DOUBBLE TANG LISTED AS FROM THE HAUSA OR BENUE TRIBES OF NIGERIA. I DON'T KNOW IF THE RING BLADE FORM IS A OLD TRADITIONAL STYLE OR NOT BUT THE OTHER FORM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND MAY BE FROM THE PENDE TRIBE?. PERHAPS SOMEONE MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON BOTH FORMS AND HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND.

24th April 2008, 01:55 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I JUST RAN ACROSS A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE AXES. I HAVE THE AX WITH THE RING SHAPED BLADE AND DOUBBLE TANG LISTED AS FROM THE HAUSA OR BENUE TRIBES OF NIGERIA. I DON'T KNOW IF THE RING BLADE FORM IS A OLD TRADITIONAL STYLE OR NOT BUT THE OTHER FORM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND MAY BE FROM THE PENDE TRIBE?. PERHAPS SOMEONE MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON BOTH FORMS AND HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND.