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One of two posts tonight to show the good and bad buys you get when you gamble on blurry ebay pictures. This is a beauty, one of two the other one I will have to try and resolder the scabbard seam, should not be to difficult I hope
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Tim,
This knife could also be Fulani (other names are Fulbe or Peul) who live in the neighbourhood of the Hausa. I read in a book that the Fulani used the lost-wax technique to cast the handles of their arm daggers. Yours looks like it is made this way. I have a similar knife (but not as good as yours ![]() ![]() ![]() Could we see your dagger out of its sheath ? |
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I do not think this picture helps that much, I will try to take one tomorrow during the day without the flash, which makes a very harsh picture, I also had to give the blade a rather thorough cleaning to ensure ease of travel in the scabbard. You can see there is a light fuller to this blade with a matching one on the other side. The blade is also quite thin rather like the top section of a Tabuka. I think it is the scabbards that give the best indication of where in the "Telek" wearing regions they most likely originate as similar elements of their design and construction and these cruciform metal handles seem to be all over the region. I think Freddy's Knife has more in common with this other arm knife. Tim
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a very beautiful item,
where did you get it? |
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