African Shona Dagger For Comment

Lew · 5th August 2005, 04:17 AM

Hi Guys

This arrived today a nice Shona dagger with a 10" blade. The scabbard is that nice two tone wood you often see on knobkerries and it is bound with copper braided rings. Let me know what you think? I cleaned up the blade and it seems two tone also one side light the other is darkened.

Lew

Tim Simmons · 5th August 2005, 02:31 PM

Great knife with what looks like no unravelling of the copper weaving. Tim

Lew · 5th August 2005, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Great knife with what looks like no unravelling of the copper weaving. Tim

Tim

All the braids are nice and tight. How old would you think the dagger is?

Lew

Tim Simmons · 5th August 2005, 02:41 PM

It is a very pretty example and the black and white blades of these knives are most attractive. From what I can see I should think it is no earlier than the 1930s. Tim

Flavio · 5th August 2005, 03:19 PM

Great dagger Lew. I also think, like Tim, that the age could be around 1930.

Lew · 5th August 2005, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Flavio

Great dagger Lew. I also think, like Tim, that the age could be around 1930.

Hi Flavio

I agree 1930s maybe mid 1920s the earliest. The patina on the wood matches a large knobkerrie that was dated 1920s it is of the same type of wood as the dagger.

Lew

Flavio · 5th August 2005, 06:18 PM

Hello Lew, if i'm not wrong this kind of wood is called ironwood.

Lew · 6th August 2005, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Flavio

Hello Lew, if i'm not wrong this kind of wood is called ironwood.

Flavio

It's either ironwood or African blackwood either way it's very dense and hard and takes a nice finish.

Lew

Ferguson · 8th August 2005, 12:44 AM

Very nice Lew!

Steve

5th August 2005, 04:17 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	African Shona Dagger For Comment Hi Guys This arrived today a nice Shona dagger with a 10" blade. The scabbard is that nice two tone wood you often see on knobkerries and it is bound with copper braided rings. Let me know what you think? I cleaned up the blade and it seems two tone also one side light the other is darkened. Lew Attached Images

5th August 2005, 02:31 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	Great knife with what looks like no unravelling of the copper weaving. Tim

5th August 2005, 02:41 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	It is a very pretty example and the black and white blades of these knives are most attractive. From what I can see I should think it is no earlier than the 1930s. Tim

5th August 2005, 03:19 PM	#5
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Great dagger Lew. I also think, like Tim, that the age could be around 1930.

5th August 2005, 06:18 PM	#7
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hello Lew, if i'm not wrong this kind of wood is called ironwood.

8th August 2005, 12:44 AM	#9
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Very nice Lew! Steve