What kind of dagger is it?

ariel · 5th June 2009, 08:54 PM

Just ended.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=130309908018
North African?
What kind of handle do you think it had?

ericlaude · 5th June 2009, 11:08 PM

I think Morocco or Tunisia , Shula type , I'm not shure , I have one similar.

TVV · 5th June 2009, 11:50 PM

I also think it is the mysterious s'boula, attributed to Zanzibar, but most likely from the Maghreb. Unfortunately, from the pictures it looks like the tang is broken (and the hilt obviously gone with it).

5th June 2009, 08:54 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	What kind of dagger is it? Just ended. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=130309908018 North African? What kind of handle do you think it had?

5th June 2009, 11:08 PM	#2
ericlaude Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 187	ebay knife I think Morocco or Tunisia , Shula type , I'm not shure , I have one similar. Attached Images

5th June 2009, 11:50 PM	#3
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,622	I also think it is the mysterious s'boula, attributed to Zanzibar, but most likely from the Maghreb. Unfortunately, from the pictures it looks like the tang is broken (and the hilt obviously gone with it).