African(?) Dagger

CourseEight · 6th June 2008, 07:45 PM

Hi all, thanks for the responses. Sadly in spite of directing my attention to West Africa I have been unable to find a similar example; Martin if you have a chance to snap a picture of yours I'd love to see it!

Tim thank you for your pictures. I was watching the monitor lizard as well and I'm glad a forumite got it. I am attaching more pictures, with a genoui from Morroco for comparison. I know very little about bayonets but the genoui definitely has more of a bayonet sort of feel than does the "ballock". The "ballock" has a far greater profile taper and also a substantially different cross section.

Also just for fun and comparison, I'm attaching a picture from here showing some "dungeon daggers" which most closely resemble this one.

Thanks,
--Radleigh

Dom · 12th June 2008, 02:36 PM

Hi, Good day every body

just matter to introduce a doubt

may be, m'I completly out of pic ??

the general shape of the blade, remind me
"a rosalie" ... french army bayonet
(first model 1886 lenght 638 mm weight 460 g)
used with "Lebel" gun
that bayonet has been very often modified to be an hand weapon
here in France, or French colonies

some e.i.

à +

Dom

6th June 2008, 07:45 PM	#1
CourseEight Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 222	Hi all, thanks for the responses. Sadly in spite of directing my attention to West Africa I have been unable to find a similar example; Martin if you have a chance to snap a picture of yours I'd love to see it! Tim thank you for your pictures. I was watching the monitor lizard as well and I'm glad a forumite got it. I am attaching more pictures, with a genoui from Morroco for comparison. I know very little about bayonets but the genoui definitely has more of a bayonet sort of feel than does the "ballock". The "ballock" has a far greater profile taper and also a substantially different cross section. Also just for fun and comparison, I'm attaching a picture from here showing some "dungeon daggers" which most closely resemble this one. Thanks, --Radleigh Attached Images

12th June 2008, 02:36 PM	#2
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	Hi, Good day every body just matter to introduce a doubt may be, m'I completly out of pic ?? the general shape of the blade, remind me "a rosalie" ... french army bayonet (first model 1886 lenght 638 mm weight 460 g) used with "Lebel" gun that bayonet has been very often modified to be an hand weapon here in France, or French colonies some e.i. à + Dom Attached Images Last edited by Dom; 12th June 2008 at 04:35 PM.