Old telek arm dagger

[Marc M.]

At the risk of boring, my latest telek arm dagger from the tuareg people. As is often the case with these arm daggers, a thin steel blade with obvious hammer marks on the blade. What I had not yet seen, however, is the triangular piece of leather at the end of the scabbard. The telek appears to me to be an older variant, the scabbard is simpler in decoration. Has anyone seen this variant of scabbard? Comments of course welcome.

Regards
Marc

[gp]

why boring.. ? I think it just to be an interesting topic,
being a kind of "apprentice" on African cold weapons, cher amice.
Kindly requested to provide more details as size, weight, etc.

Cordialement

Gunar

by the way...this is as boring a Chimay Blue Grand Cru ..
so not at all !

[TVV]

Nice daggers. I have not seen one with the triangular leather end to the scabbard before. This type I have seen attributed to Agadez in Niger, based on examples in the Quai Branly. A search of the Quai Branly database might be able to produce some results with similar decoration that may assist in dating.

[Marc M.]

Originally Posted by gp

why boring.. ? I think it just to be an interesting topic,
being a kind of "apprentice" on African cold weapons, cher amice.
Kindly requested to provide more details as size, weight, etc.

Cordialement

Gunar

by the way...this is as boring a Chimay Blue Grand Cru ..
so not at all !

Mmmm...beer, chimay, rochefort,.... excellent, but we are deviating. Oal 58 cm, length blade 40.7 cm and thickness blade at the handle 2.6 mm.I have nothing to weigh but quite light.Was usually worn hidden in the sleeve at the under the forearm with the cross-shaped part in the hand. With the central part protruding between the fingers one could punch, and if necessary with the other hand quickly pulled.

Regards
Marc

[Marc M.]

Originally Posted by TVV

Nice daggers. I have not seen one with the triangular leather end to the scabbard before. This type I have seen attributed to Agadez in Niger, based on examples in the Quai Branly. A search of the Quai Branly database might be able to produce some results with similar decoration that may assist in dating.

Thanks, the tip of the scabbard reminds me of the tip of the tuareg spear, allar.
Regards
Marc