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

Tim Simmons · 24th July 2010, 04:53 PM

Very intereting and helpful. Zorzor or "Zrozor" which could be a local spelling or a mistake. look at this link-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=bayonet

Zorzor is on the border of Guinea, French west Africa so I do not think there would be any Turkish influence as I suggest in the link. Unless the Turks raided that far. Very intersting to see anyway. Perhaps based on a British bayonet? I think known as a hookie.

I would imaging the spears are from the same area, they look great to me. How long are they? What is the white material stuff on the scabbard? Any Idea when your great grandfather was there? You could give your age so we could make a guess?

I see you have given lengths. Is that length just the steel blades?

24th July 2010, 04:53 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	Very intereting and helpful. Zorzor or "Zrozor" which could be a local spelling or a mistake. look at this link- http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=bayonet Zorzor is on the border of Guinea, French west Africa so I do not think there would be any Turkish influence as I suggest in the link. Unless the Turks raided that far. Very intersting to see anyway. Perhaps based on a British bayonet? I think known as a hookie. I would imaging the spears are from the same area, they look great to me. How long are they? What is the white material stuff on the scabbard? Any Idea when your great grandfather was there? You could give your age so we could make a guess? I see you have given lengths. Is that length just the steel blades?