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15th July 2008, 09:42 PM
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Hi Tribalarms,
thanks for your input. Would you have any pictures of this type of ceremonial piece? Do you know whether this particular example is Dinka? Regards David |
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15th July 2008, 10:42 PM
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15th July 2008, 10:58 PM
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Anything like this one? No knobkerrie end though.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1872 Lew |
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16th July 2008, 05:25 PM
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Very nice Lew
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17th July 2008, 05:34 PM
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I think it is really nice and a practical weapon. If my PC was working and I had some money it would now be mine but you cannot win them all. The spiked knobkerrie is a south Sudan weapon. I need one
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17th July 2008, 09:47 PM
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,I think that a 'spike' instead of the spearhead would make this a practical weapon. The spike would not interfere with the grip whilst holding the knobkerrie in 'club mode'. The spearhead, on the other hand, would cause problems in holding it, the 'deft' wrist movements used in attack/defence with a knobkerrie is likely to injure/cut the users forearm as the spearhead is 'cumbersome' , wide and appears once sharpened along its edges. Thats without the imbalance caused by its weight. Regards David |
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