So it was you that got that knife, first on the left from ebay recently , I am going to have to keep my eyes peeled

. What a very nice trio and I would agree with you that they are form the modern countries that are the west coast of Africa the former trade coast. These styles of knife seem to cover a vast area with slight regional differences. The one I singled out is very much like Mandingo daggers. I think they look great. Tim