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2nd June 2005, 02:48 PM
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Location: Houston, TX, USA
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In the flattened cone shape of the grip I can see what you mean.....I suspect the handle was originally covered with leather. I don't know why this leaps to my mind with this particular piece. The narrow pinky grabber is unusual, no? The offset grooves do not seem like E African swords? More like Congo region/central/West Africa? Afrasians and E coast Africans seem to prefer symetrically grooved/midribbed blades?
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