Need opinion for Arabic knife.

Cerjak · 28th February 2015, 09:22 PM

I would like to know if this knife is made for the tourist market .
Any comment on it will be welcome.

Congoblades · 28th February 2015, 11:16 PM

This is a Tuareg knife. North Africa.
Not very old, fifties, sixties or something close.

Cerjak · 1st March 2015, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Congoblades

This is a Tuareg knife. North Africa.
Not very old, fifties, sixties or something close.

Thank you for your comment.

Cerjak

Battara · 1st March 2015, 07:47 PM

I agree - Tuareg

Martin Lubojacky · 2nd March 2015, 08:42 AM

This should probably be from Niger. The black material in the middle of the grip, should, allegedly, be some soft kind of black stone.

Cerjak · 2nd March 2015, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Lubojacky

This should probably be from Niger. The black material in the middle of the grip, should, allegedly, be some soft kind of black stone.

Hi Martin,

Yes you are right it is black stone.

Best Cerjak

VANDOO · 2nd March 2015, 04:52 PM

JUDGING FROM THE DESIGN IN THE HANDLE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL WAS CHEERIOS.

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Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	I agree - Tuareg

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Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 841	This should probably be from Niger. The black material in the middle of the grip, should, allegedly, be some soft kind of black stone.

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VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	JUDGING FROM THE DESIGN IN THE HANDLE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL WAS CHEERIOS.