Sudan Dagger or small sword - Help!

Klipsteen · 24th January 2009, 07:27 PM

I'm new to this and would be grateful for any help in identifying this African? dagger. The sheath is leather and is in a number of different sections. The pale section has finely tooled decoration and there are other patterns on the dark leather. There is an attached leather wrist or arm band. The handle is of dark wood and has applied silver panels screwed in with homemade silver screws. The blade has a slight lozenge shaped profile and is engraved on both sides with decoration. It is 14.5 inches long (including handle). Looks old. Someone suggested to me that it may be north African.

24th January 2009, 07:27 PM	#1
Klipsteen Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2	Sudan Dagger or small sword - Help! I'm new to this and would be grateful for any help in identifying this African? dagger. The sheath is leather and is in a number of different sections. The pale section has finely tooled decoration and there are other patterns on the dark leather. There is an attached leather wrist or arm band. The handle is of dark wood and has applied silver panels screwed in with homemade silver screws. The blade has a slight lozenge shaped profile and is engraved on both sides with decoration. It is 14.5 inches long (including handle). Looks old. Someone suggested to me that it may be north African. Attached Images