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Freddy · 7th December 2004, 06:08 PM

I also don't think it's African. The other forum members might be right when they say Chinese. I think for a Maasai sword, the point is too sharp.

Here is a Maasai sword, called 'seme'. As you can see the point of the blade is more blunt. One can often find these on ebay, but you have to look for one particular detail, if you want a good maasai sword. The older blades have a rib (or ridge) running down the middle of the blade. The flat blades one often can buy on ebay are new. These are cut from plate steel and then the edges are sharpened.

7th December 2004, 06:08 PM	#5
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	I also don't think it's African. The other forum members might be right when they say Chinese. I think for a Maasai sword, the point is too sharp. Here is a Maasai sword, called 'seme'. As you can see the point of the blade is more blunt. One can often find these on ebay, but you have to look for one particular detail, if you want a good maasai sword. The older blades have a rib (or ridge) running down the middle of the blade. The flat blades one often can buy on ebay are new. These are cut from plate steel and then the edges are sharpened.