Nice Older Ovambo Dagger

[Lew]

Originally Posted by katana

Hi Lew,
I noticed there seems to be damage to the hilt ....possibly caused by 'movement' of the tang. Perhaps the rivets were a later repair (to secure the tang) perhaps suggesting the owner valued the knife as it 'was'. I would have thought it was easier to replace the hilt

Regards David

David

That is just a defect or rough spot in the wood. There is a small copper strip at the top of the belt loop with four small pins in it? Like I said someone put in a lot of work on this dagger but it is probably mid 20th.