Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Someone interested in some African knives ?

Freddy · 15th February 2009, 07:04 PM

I need room to put my expanding Indonesian collection, so I sell these :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...numan/all1.jpg

1) Zande
Knife with good blade (dotted design in the middle on both sides) and wooden handle. Total length : 26,5 cm.

2) Zande
Dagger with strong, double edged blade. Wooden handle. Total length : 36 cm.

3) Ngombe, Doko, Mbudja, Ngbandi
Old, double edged dagger. The wooden handle entirely covered with thick copper binding. Total length : 33,5 cm

4) Kusu, Tetela
Double edged dagger with wooden handle. Old nick on one edge. Total length : 42 cm.

5) Unknown dagger
Double edged dagger with an oddly shaped blade. The wooden handle resembles the handles of daggers from the Nzombo, Lobala, Ngiri and/or Ngbaka tribes. Strange piece. Total length : 36,5 cm.

Asking price : 40 Euro/piece (+ shipping cost)

15th February 2009, 07:04 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Someone interested in some African knives ? I need room to put my expanding Indonesian collection, so I sell these : http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...numan/all1.jpg 1) Zande Knife with good blade (dotted design in the middle on both sides) and wooden handle. Total length : 26,5 cm. 2) Zande Dagger with strong, double edged blade. Wooden handle. Total length : 36 cm. 3) Ngombe, Doko, Mbudja, Ngbandi Old, double edged dagger. The wooden handle entirely covered with thick copper binding. Total length : 33,5 cm 4) Kusu, Tetela Double edged dagger with wooden handle. Old nick on one edge. Total length : 42 cm. 5) Unknown dagger Double edged dagger with an oddly shaped blade. The wooden handle resembles the handles of daggers from the Nzombo, Lobala, Ngiri and/or Ngbaka tribes. Strange piece. Total length : 36,5 cm. Asking price : 40 Euro/piece (+ shipping cost)