Where have I seen this African Dagger Before?

Pieje · 10th July 2021, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TomHurstAntiques

This Seems to be a Konda knife in a Mabendi sheath. Curious.

Agree.

Mambisa/Mabendi sheat; those knives are hard to find,
a complete knife should look like this.
(Ratzel 1895; Wolf-Dieter Miersch collection; and 2 examples found on the net)

The Konda knife is a-typical and might have been made to fit the scabbard. Nice little knife.

drac2k · 11th July 2021, 04:55 AM

Thanks for the pictures. The sheath has a very substantial and well-made spearpoint tip, vastly beyond ornamental; was it made as a secondary weapon or to be used in conjunction with the knife in fighting? Possibly as a picket post for a horse or livestock?

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11th July 2021, 04:55 AM	#2
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	Thanks for the pictures. The sheath has a very substantial and well-made spearpoint tip, vastly beyond ornamental; was it made as a secondary weapon or to be used in conjunction with the knife in fighting? Possibly as a picket post for a horse or livestock?