Two Beja Tribe Daggers For Comment

Lew · 29th March 2006, 06:33 AM

Hi All

This auction just ended let me know what you think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Authintic-Congo-...QQcmdZViewItem

Lew

Tim Simmons · 29th March 2006, 07:20 AM

The straight bladed one looks heavier than usual , with a nice scabbard, you will post more pictures when you receive them.

Lew · 29th March 2006, 12:11 PM

Tim

I should have them in a few days I will post better pics at that time. Btw the seller claims that the straight one has a 23" the other a 20" blade? That seems quite long for these types of daggers.

Lew

ariel · 29th March 2006, 02:00 PM

Based on the size of the handles, I would not be surprised if the length was in cm, not inches

Freddy · 29th March 2006, 05:48 PM

Lew,

Could it be that the straight knife has a Touareg blade ? On the picture on ebay I can distinguish the typical half moons.

Perhaps this is a cutdown swordblade ?

Lew · 7th April 2006, 04:52 AM

Hi Guys

The two daggers arrived today. Hear are some pics. The straight one's scabbard has a copper or silver chase and throat and something arabic embossed in the leather? The blade on the straight one is 9" long and the curved one's blade is 7.5" long the seller was using cm not inches in his description.

Lew

Alam Shah · 7th April 2006, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Hi Guys

The two daggers arrived today. Hear are some pics. The straight one's scabbard has a copper or silver chase and throat and something arabic embossed in the leather? The blade on the straight one is 9" long and the curved one's blade is 7.5" long the seller was using cm not inches in his description.
Lew

Hi Lew, all I could see is something like the number "2" embossed.
I don't see anything else. Am I missing something here?

Lew · 7th April 2006, 06:20 AM

Alam

It looks like the letter that makes the kha in Arabic?

Lew

Alam Shah · 7th April 2006, 06:30 AM

If it's inverted, than it makes the letter "ha", the 6th letter of the Arabic characters or "kha" the 7th letter with the dot above. By itself it doesn't make much sense, though. Sorry.

Tim Simmons · 7th April 2006, 05:46 PM

I like the straight bladed one a lot, the loop on the scabbard looks like it is older or had more use than the other one. The letter/symbol might not have anything to do with Arabic? How heavy is the blade?

29th March 2006, 06:33 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Two Beja Tribe Daggers For Comment Hi All This auction just ended let me know what you think? http://cgi.ebay.com/Authintic-Congo-...QQcmdZViewItem Lew

29th March 2006, 07:20 AM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	The straight bladed one looks heavier than usual , with a nice scabbard, you will post more pictures when you receive them. Last edited by Tim Simmons; 29th March 2006 at 02:35 PM.

7th April 2006, 04:52 AM	#6
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Guys The two daggers arrived today. Hear are some pics. The straight one's scabbard has a copper or silver chase and throat and something arabic embossed in the leather? The blade on the straight one is 9" long and the curved one's blade is 7.5" long the seller was using cm not inches in his description. Lew Attached Images

7th April 2006, 06:30 AM	#9
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	If it's inverted, than it makes the letter "ha", the 6th letter of the Arabic characters or "kha" the 7th letter with the dot above. By itself it doesn't make much sense, though. Sorry. Last edited by Alam Shah; 7th April 2006 at 07:36 AM.

29th March 2006, 12:11 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Tim I should have them in a few days I will post better pics at that time. Btw the seller claims that the straight one has a 23" the other a 20" blade? That seems quite long for these types of daggers. Lew

29th March 2006, 02:00 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Based on the size of the handles, I would not be surprised if the length was in cm, not inches

29th March 2006, 05:48 PM	#5
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Lew, Could it be that the straight knife has a Touareg blade ? On the picture on ebay I can distinguish the typical half moons. Perhaps this is a cutdown swordblade ?

7th April 2006, 06:20 AM	#8
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Alam It looks like the letter that makes the kha in Arabic? Lew

7th April 2006, 05:46 PM	#10
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	I like the straight bladed one a lot, the loop on the scabbard looks like it is older or had more use than the other one. The letter/symbol might not have anything to do with Arabic? How heavy is the blade?