Interesting african dagger

[ericlaude]

Hello,
Yes , its origins are sudanese, Mad Mahdi period ( end 19th), the croco handle and scabbards are typical of this country and period. The blades are usually engraved with geometric charactères or Thuluth Islamic charactères .

[thinreadline]

Originally Posted by ericlaude

Hello,
Yes , its origins are sudanese, Mad Mahdi period ( end 19th), the croco handle and scabbards are typical of this country and period. The blades are usually engraved with geometric charactères or Thuluth Islamic charactères .

Thanks for that ... I noticed I also have a 3 dagger set like your 2 , will do a pic at some point later.