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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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yet another old timer has decided to come live with me.
billed on ebay as a 'very old collectable indian sword' ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#2 |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Hello,
I was watching this one too. A nice Touareg dagger. Have a look at this thread http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3758 and this one from the old forum http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000106.html It seems that these daggers may have started showing up around WWII, western Africa. Hausa, Touareg, lines are blurry... Regards, Emanuel |
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#3 |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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it's here,
![]() ![]() 14.25 in. double edged blade, 7/8 in. wide at the guard, 0.2 in. thick (5mm.) at the 1.75 in. long brass ricasso cover - this bit fits inside the scabbard, fits equally well either way around. blade is distal tapered to a needle point. some evidence of pattern in the steel, i may try a light etch to see if there is anything. 5.5 in. brass/copper/aluminum/wood or horn (?) grip, 1.5x1x3/4 guard in brass and copper, scabbard is heavy copper with the single rear heavy copper hinged d-ring mount. |
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#4 |
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: The Sharp end
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Really nice mate, I was seriously tempted to bid on that one.
I particularly like the copper scabbard! I wondered if the blade was a reuse? |
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