Manding dagger/short-sword?

thinreadline · 10th January 2012, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Lew

Here are some Senegal daggers sorry maybe I was confused?

Hi
This picture also appears in Spring's African Arms & Armour where they are idenrified as ( from left to right ) as : 1. Manding dagger from the Bissagos Islands ; 2. Sierra Leone ; 3. Senegal ; 4. Reguibat Arab, S Morrocco .

Iain · 10th January 2012, 01:28 PM

Thanks for the ID from Spring, interesting little daggers for me. Mainly because unlike teleks or more typical arm daggers I can't recall actually every seeing on of this fancy variety being worn in a period photograph.

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10th January 2012, 01:28 PM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,720	Thanks for the ID from Spring, interesting little daggers for me. Mainly because unlike teleks or more typical arm daggers I can't recall actually every seeing on of this fancy variety being worn in a period photograph.