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Short sword West Africa
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This form of hilt of swords and knives is characteristic of the tribes of West Africa, possibly the Akan people, who founded the state of Ashanti (in some sources Asante) or Bole.
The shape of the handle is also characteristic of other tribes that inhabited the Kingdoms of Dahomey, Benin and neighboring states. Total length in sheath - 470 mm, sword length - 460 mm, blade length - 335 mm, blade width at the hilt - 37 mm, blade thickness - 5 mm, weight - 292 g I would appreciate your comment. Regards, Yuri |
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it has some similarities with these 2 Mandingo daggers ( 36 - 42cm )
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I saw these daggers. It is possible that this is Mandingo; it seems to me that it is not possible to accurately attribute it in view of the fact that tribes migrated to this territory, some states disappeared, and new ones were formed. Regards, Yuri |
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Well I dunno where its from, but I like it. A very nice piece.
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I will collect more information Regards, Yuri |
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best regards Gunar |
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Hello Juri,
Gunar is correct, it's a long Mandingo dagger or Moorish dagger, a very nice one, congrats! Compare: https://african-weapons.com/gallery?...agger-36-42-cm Tribes don't care about borders or States. Regards, Detlef |
Yes Mandingo, nice one.
Regards Marc |
Many thanks to David R, Gunar, Detlef, Marc for comments
Regards, Yuri |
an epiphany
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I've pointed out years ago that this dagger is Brazilian and informed Wolf-Dieter so he changed the description. ;) Regards, Detlef |
Mandingo dagger and Brazilian foca de ponta are very similar.
Perhaps the Mandingo, who were enslaved and ended up in Brazil, began producing daggers there. |
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I think it's more of a coincidental similarity. Handle construction, ferrule and also the ricasso (if any) show differences.
Compare with three 19th century examples from my collection. |
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But in any case, the tribes that fell into slavery and ended up in other countries brought with them their culture and customs. |
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The OP dagger/sword is nice! How is the balance? Did it have a chape originally to cover the textile bulb on the bottom of the sheath?
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On the subject of similarities between African and Brazilian knives : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27589
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