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Emanuel · 8th August 2005, 02:57 PM

Hello to all,
I hope I'm not diverging too much, but I was struck by the similarity between the scabbards of these machetes and that of this Zairian sword featured on Oriental-Arms: http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1780
I just find it interesting to see that same particular treatment at the tip of the scabbard in such different cultures.

There doesn't seem to be any specific functional need for it, so might there be some significance/symbol to it?

My apologies if this is too far of the mark and for using oriental-arms pictures.
Manolo

8th August 2005, 02:57 PM	#18
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hello to all, I hope I'm not diverging too much, but I was struck by the similarity between the scabbards of these machetes and that of this Zairian sword featured on Oriental-Arms: http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1780 I just find it interesting to see that same particular treatment at the tip of the scabbard in such different cultures. There doesn't seem to be any specific functional need for it, so might there be some significance/symbol to it? My apologies if this is too far of the mark and for using oriental-arms pictures. Manolo