Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - African knife and spears of unknown origin.

keysort · 23rd July 2010, 05:52 PM

Hi, this is my first post at Viking Sword. I am not an avid Ethnographic Arms Collector, but I do appreciate them and I have inherited a few. My great-grandfather was a missionary in Liberia (I do not know what years) and he was given these spears and this knife.

The spears are just iron and wood, bound by a sinew or other kind of flat cord. They are a little over 2.5 feet long each and have no markings whatsoever.

The knife appears to be made of bronze and I believe the grip is Ivory (he brought back lots of ivory pieces from Liberia). I am not sure, but I think the ring on the grip may indicate it as a bayonet, but I do not know of any rifles or muskets that this knife would fit. The sheath is a woven material over leather and I was told the tip of the sheath was a Lion's tail.

I hope someone here can identify these!

23rd July 2010, 05:52 PM	#1
keysort Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 4	African knife and spears of unknown origin. Hi, this is my first post at Viking Sword. I am not an avid Ethnographic Arms Collector, but I do appreciate them and I have inherited a few. My great-grandfather was a missionary in Liberia (I do not know what years) and he was given these spears and this knife. The spears are just iron and wood, bound by a sinew or other kind of flat cord. They are a little over 2.5 feet long each and have no markings whatsoever. The knife appears to be made of bronze and I believe the grip is Ivory (he brought back lots of ivory pieces from Liberia). I am not sure, but I think the ring on the grip may indicate it as a bayonet, but I do not know of any rifles or muskets that this knife would fit. The sheath is a woven material over leather and I was told the tip of the sheath was a Lion's tail. I hope someone here can identify these!