Sudan Dagger or small sword - Help!

Klipsteen · 24th January 2009, 07:27 PM

I'm new to this and would be grateful for any help in identifying this African? dagger. The sheath is leather and is in a number of different sections. The pale section has finely tooled decoration and there are other patterns on the dark leather. There is an attached leather wrist or arm band. The handle is of dark wood and has applied silver panels screwed in with homemade silver screws. The blade has a slight lozenge shaped profile and is engraved on both sides with decoration. It is 14.5 inches long (including handle). Looks old. Someone suggested to me that it may be north African.

Lew · 25th January 2009, 04:34 PM

Hi Klipsteen

You have a very nice older Hausa dagger from Nigeria/North Africa. Below are two examples from my collection for comparison.

Lew

CharlesS · 25th January 2009, 04:55 PM

Lew,

I had been wondering about the exact ethnicity of this one, but now I am supposing Nigerian Hausa as well....correct??

Lew · 25th January 2009, 07:21 PM

Charles

Yes that is a real nice Hausa dagger the hilt shape at the top is the key. Sudanese hilts are either disc shaped or hour glass shaped.

CharlesS · 25th January 2009, 07:32 PM

Noo-ice!!!

One of those looks really familar.....if you ever resale it......

Klipsteen · 25th January 2009, 10:52 PM

Lew

Thanks for the interesting information on the Hausa dagger. Is there any significance to the tooled pattern on the leather? Any idea of age?

John

24th January 2009, 07:27 PM	#1
Klipsteen Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2	Sudan Dagger or small sword - Help! I'm new to this and would be grateful for any help in identifying this African? dagger. The sheath is leather and is in a number of different sections. The pale section has finely tooled decoration and there are other patterns on the dark leather. There is an attached leather wrist or arm band. The handle is of dark wood and has applied silver panels screwed in with homemade silver screws. The blade has a slight lozenge shaped profile and is engraved on both sides with decoration. It is 14.5 inches long (including handle). Looks old. Someone suggested to me that it may be north African. Attached Images

25th January 2009, 04:34 PM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Klipsteen You have a very nice older Hausa dagger from Nigeria/North Africa. Below are two examples from my collection for comparison. Lew Attached Images

25th January 2009, 04:55 PM	#3
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	Lew, I had been wondering about the exact ethnicity of this one, but now I am supposing Nigerian Hausa as well....correct?? Attached Images Last edited by CharlesS; 25th January 2009 at 07:30 PM.

25th January 2009, 07:21 PM	#4
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Charles Yes that is a real nice Hausa dagger the hilt shape at the top is the key. Sudanese hilts are either disc shaped or hour glass shaped. Attached Images

25th January 2009, 07:32 PM	#5
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	Noo-ice!!! One of those looks really familar.....if you ever resale it......

25th January 2009, 10:52 PM	#6
Klipsteen Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2	Lew Thanks for the interesting information on the Hausa dagger. Is there any significance to the tooled pattern on the leather? Any idea of age? John