And I thought I had some wide takouba before...

Jim McDougall · 24th May 2014, 04:42 PM

Yikes!!!
So takoubas did have steroids too!!!
This one is amazing, and it would seem significant as perhaps a ceremonial type bearing sword? If I understand correctly these extra wide blades would suggest power etc. and of course much easier to see in a large assembly of tribesmen.

I always forget, that four petaled floral motif seems often seen, but can it be more or less specific to origin from a certain tribe or region?

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24th May 2014, 04:42 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,292	Yikes!!! So takoubas did have steroids too!!! This one is amazing, and it would seem significant as perhaps a ceremonial type bearing sword? If I understand correctly these extra wide blades would suggest power etc. and of course much easier to see in a large assembly of tribesmen. I always forget, that four petaled floral motif seems often seen, but can it be more or less specific to origin from a certain tribe or region?