My last entry for 2010 - "Flissa dagger"

Dom · 24th December 2010, 05:46 PM

Hi Gentlemen

not very exceptional, just a good and honest dagger
origin; Kabylia - Algeria (North-Africa)
ethnic; Berber people
age; 19th century
overall length; 400mm (15,75")
single edged blade; 278mm (10,82")

chiseled and inlaid with brass decoration on both sides,
chisel decorated brass hilt with distinctive animals head pommel,
it is complete with it's original zig-zag carved wooden scabbard with metalic bands,
the zig-zag carving represents the snake and the triangles on the blade represent the fibula in Berber iconography

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Dom

24th December 2010, 05:46 PM	#1
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	My last entry for 2010 - "Flissa dagger" Hi Gentlemen not very exceptional, just a good and honest dagger origin; Kabylia - Algeria (North-Africa) ethnic; Berber people age; 19th century overall length; 400mm (15,75") single edged blade; 278mm (10,82") chiseled and inlaid with brass decoration on both sides, chisel decorated brass hilt with distinctive animals head pommel, it is complete with it's original zig-zag carved wooden scabbard with metalic bands, the zig-zag carving represents the snake and the triangles on the blade represent the fibula in Berber iconography à + Dom Attached Images