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11th March 2014, 06:00 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: What is still UK
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It looks Mangbetu probably is Mangbetu. I feel sure I have seen a steel blade blade much the same without the marks.
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11th March 2014, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium)
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The blade is fastened to the handle by means of some kind of resin (?). Mostly, Mangbetu pieces have a tang which goes through the handle. This is not the case with this knife.
I took a pic of the base of the blade. Hopefully, you can see the way this blade is fixed to the handle. |
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11th March 2014, 08:18 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium)
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Just found a picture of similar handles. These are attributed to the Mangbetu. Compare them to the handle on my knife.
This picture comes from the book 'Rare African Short Weapons' by Manfred A. Zirngibl (1983) |
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