Ethnographic Arms & Armour - East African dagger/short sword ?

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colin henshaw

27th April 2011 05:33 PM

East African dagger/short sword ?

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Hi

This is a new acquisition, that forumites might like to see. Probably Masai or one of their neighbouring tribes ? Quite a heavy blade with midrib. Sheath is leather over wood. The blade could do with some light cleaning.

Regards.

Montino Bourbon

27th April 2011 07:39 PM

Now that's what I call “down home”

I love that kind of blade. Somebody thought “knife” and then he made it. I love the absolute functionality of it. The grain of the handle is nice too.

BTW I wouldn't clean the blade a lot; I would only take away any active rust. the patina is great.

A.alnakkas

27th April 2011 07:52 PM

I likey! congrats. Looks like a sudanese arm dagger to me? well maybe not sudanese but certainly something very close to both arm daggers and sudan :P

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