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I just purchased this on Ebay. It seems too short to be a seme. 9" blade 15" OAL
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Yep, that's what it is. Perhaps for a boy?
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I agree with Atlantia.
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Interesting. The hilt also seems disproportionately long. I wonder under what circumstances a boy would merit his own blade in Masai society.
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Received this today. It is really small, seems it would function more as a knife than as a chopper. The sheath and handle appear to be much newer than the forged blade.
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knives/daggers that are miniaturized vesions of traditional swords and swords that are giantized versions of traditional daggers are common in most cultures.
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Perhaps made for sale to those who travel for pleasure?
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Perhaps, but I don't see why? Everything looks traditional
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Just conjecture--miniature versions are easier and take less precious materials to make, and are easier to take away as souveniers.
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I know that many of these pieces have recycled machete blades. This one looks genuine. Maybe the knife was made from a broken good quality blade and rehandled?
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