African Throwing Knife

Miguel · 24th September 2015, 08:47 PM

Hi Everyone,
I would be very grateful if you could pin point the area and People who made this type of knife. I have found the information available from my own reference books to be confusing on makers and usage of the design of knife that I have. I have only found three images on the net, two of which are almost the same in form and decoration the third similar in form and decoration but not having a top centre blade. My research makes me favour Darfur and the Masalit people whose Smiths made their knives from scrap metal for ceremonial and for selling to travellers. The age for the similar weapons that I turned up on the internet from The Mathers Museum of Culture, The Higgins Collection and The Virtual Armory was 1800 which if mine is the same I find hard to believe. The dimensions of my knife are 19 ins overall with a 4.5 ins long leather or hide bound handle the span of the blades is about 7 ins. Thanking you in anticipation.
\regards
Migue

24th September 2015, 08:47 PM	#1
Miguel Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 584	African Throwing Knife Hi Everyone, I would be very grateful if you could pin point the area and People who made this type of knife. I have found the information available from my own reference books to be confusing on makers and usage of the design of knife that I have. I have only found three images on the net, two of which are almost the same in form and decoration the third similar in form and decoration but not having a top centre blade. My research makes me favour Darfur and the Masalit people whose Smiths made their knives from scrap metal for ceremonial and for selling to travellers. The age for the similar weapons that I turned up on the internet from The Mathers Museum of Culture, The Higgins Collection and The Virtual Armory was 1800 which if mine is the same I find hard to believe. The dimensions of my knife are 19 ins overall with a 4.5 ins long leather or hide bound handle the span of the blades is about 7 ins. Thanking you in anticipation. \regards Migue Attached Images