New African knife

Freddy · 9th March 2014, 09:45 PM

I recently found this copper knife on a Belgian auction site. When I received it, I was happily surprised to find out it was quite a good piece.

The copper blade shows hammermarks and is constructed as most Centralafrican blades are : one side of the blade is higher than the other side.

What intrigued me most was the handle. To me, it look Mangbetu. But I have never seen a Mangbetu knife with a similar blade (I'm still young, though

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Other opinions are appreciated.

The pics are perhaps not entirely clear, these are the ones from the auction site. I can always make other ones.

Ah yes, I forgot : this knife measures 28,5 cm.

9th March 2014, 09:45 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	New African knife I recently found this copper knife on a Belgian auction site. When I received it, I was happily surprised to find out it was quite a good piece. The copper blade shows hammermarks and is constructed as most Centralafrican blades are : one side of the blade is higher than the other side. What intrigued me most was the handle. To me, it look Mangbetu. But I have never seen a Mangbetu knife with a similar blade (I'm still young, though ) Other opinions are appreciated. The pics are perhaps not entirely clear, these are the ones from the auction site. I can always make other ones. Ah yes, I forgot : this knife measures 28,5 cm. Attached Images