Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A takouba varient ??....just finished on eBay

Emanuel · 25th November 2006, 03:14 PM

Hi David,

I'll bravely answer the call

This Takouba looks quite real, I don't see anything wrong with it that would make it a tourist piece. A central type piece I think...check out these great articles http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/takouba/index.html
and http://blade.japet.com/takouba.htm
Less embelished than the examples on the two sites, but still a good example. I think this one lost its brass ffittings on the hilt, and what is left is the bear rolled metal that makes up the hilt.

When I first saw your piece, the blade looked - and still does - curved. Is that the case? In the event it were curved, I wonder whether that would make it an Alguinjar instead of a Takouba.

About tha absent half-moons, my example is also lacking them: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2331 even though the whole thing looks quite authentic and relatively "high-end".
All the best,
Emanuel

25th November 2006, 03:14 PM	#3
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hi David, I'll bravely answer the call This Takouba looks quite real, I don't see anything wrong with it that would make it a tourist piece. A central type piece I think...check out these great articles http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/takouba/index.html and http://blade.japet.com/takouba.htm Less embelished than the examples on the two sites, but still a good example. I think this one lost its brass ffittings on the hilt, and what is left is the bear rolled metal that makes up the hilt. When I first saw your piece, the blade looked - and still does - curved. Is that the case? In the event it were curved, I wonder whether that would make it an Alguinjar instead of a Takouba. About tha absent half-moons, my example is also lacking them: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2331 even though the whole thing looks quite authentic and relatively "high-end". All the best, Emanuel Last edited by Manolo; 25th November 2006 at 03:28 PM.