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Old 17th July 2008, 06:56 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Ferguson
Looks like a nice piece. Would it be fair to say that the blade is thicker/stronger than the usual African blades? If so, is that a characteristic of the Afar?

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Steve
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I think this knife and others like it with the heavier blades are forged from leaf springs where as some others I have seen were forged from machete blades so it's really a crap shoot thick or thin.


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