Is this a Tuareg dagger?

fritz lang · 29th April 2006, 03:26 AM

Hello,

I have a book with Tuareg daggers so I was supprised to see this very weird dagger being sold at auction that is listed as Tuareg but is not in my book. Can anyone confirm to me that this is a Tuareg dagger or if not where it comes from?

Thanks - here is the link -

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/...BSAA%3AUS%3A11

drdavid · 29th April 2006, 06:56 AM

That is one very weird puppy!!!! Does not look your average Tuareg knife, perhaps it is something special, hope one of the experts chimes in.
DrD

Tim Simmons · 29th April 2006, 09:43 AM

In my opinion, this is not Tuareg as in the great Saharan nomads but it is North African. I think it it Moroccan or from Tunis or Algeria, the construction and decorative forms of the scabbard are very similar to the great many Koummya type things one can find.

Yannis · 29th April 2006, 12:28 PM

IMHO it is a european hunting blade rehilted and decorated with North African style. Tuareg? I am not sure.

fritz lang · 30th April 2006, 02:22 AM

Thanks so far - I am not an expert but I have not seen these decorative forms on the Koummya daggers I have looked at. I seem to remember seeing some Tunisian dagger with some similar design but I am not sure. I am thinking maybe someone commisioned this dagger as a one of a kind thing since I cannot find anything similar in my books. Anyone with other ideas I would appreciate some enlightenment

fritz lang · 30th April 2006, 03:25 AM

Actually the sheath IS fairly typical of Tuareg designs but the grip is what confuses me. It seems to be an attempt at koftgari? Strange!

Zan · 30th April 2006, 05:33 PM

Hi everybody,

The scabbard looks like the one of a tourist-grade Tuareg dagger. But the blade and most of all the strange grip are realy not the kind of Tuareg I am used to. Very interesting.

Zan

29th April 2006, 03:26 AM	#1
fritz lang Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3	Is this a Tuareg dagger? Hello, I have a book with Tuareg daggers so I was supprised to see this very weird dagger being sold at auction that is listed as Tuareg but is not in my book. Can anyone confirm to me that this is a Tuareg dagger or if not where it comes from? Thanks - here is the link - http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/...BSAA%3AUS%3A11

29th April 2006, 06:56 AM	#2
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 371	That is one very weird puppy!!!! Does not look your average Tuareg knife, perhaps it is something special, hope one of the experts chimes in. DrD

29th April 2006, 09:43 AM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	In my opinion, this is not Tuareg as in the great Saharan nomads but it is North African. I think it it Moroccan or from Tunis or Algeria, the construction and decorative forms of the scabbard are very similar to the great many Koummya type things one can find.

29th April 2006, 12:28 PM	#4
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	IMHO it is a european hunting blade rehilted and decorated with North African style. Tuareg? I am not sure.

30th April 2006, 02:22 AM	#5
fritz lang Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3	Thanks so far - I am not an expert but I have not seen these decorative forms on the Koummya daggers I have looked at. I seem to remember seeing some Tunisian dagger with some similar design but I am not sure. I am thinking maybe someone commisioned this dagger as a one of a kind thing since I cannot find anything similar in my books. Anyone with other ideas I would appreciate some enlightenment

30th April 2006, 03:25 AM	#6
fritz lang Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3	Actually the sheath IS fairly typical of Tuareg designs but the grip is what confuses me. It seems to be an attempt at koftgari? Strange!

30th April 2006, 05:33 PM	#7
Zan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada Posts: 46	Hi everybody, The scabbard looks like the one of a tourist-grade Tuareg dagger. But the blade and most of all the strange grip are realy not the kind of Tuareg I am used to. Very interesting. Zan