Old Somali Bilao Dagger

Lew · 20th September 2010, 07:36 PM

Picked this up yesterday at the E-mall. An older bilao complete with scabbard and belt in good shape with most of the blade still retaining it's blackened finish.

CharlesS · 20th September 2010, 08:52 PM

Nice pick up Lew! So nice to find these with their original tooled leather belt, and no small feat.

laEspadaAncha · 20th September 2010, 09:09 PM

I was eyeballing this one as well, but decided to refrain (already got one, though the presence of the belt on this example made it tempting). In the end, I'm glad I didn't run up the price on another forumite.

20th September 2010, 07:36 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Old Somali Bilao Dagger Picked this up yesterday at the E-mall. An older bilao complete with scabbard and belt in good shape with most of the blade still retaining it's blackened finish. Attached Images

20th September 2010, 08:52 PM	#2
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	Nice pick up Lew! So nice to find these with their original tooled leather belt, and no small feat.

20th September 2010, 09:09 PM	#3
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	I was eyeballing this one as well, but decided to refrain (already got one, though the presence of the belt on this example made it tempting). In the end, I'm glad I didn't run up the price on another forumite.