African whats it?

Kmaddock · 27th August 2020, 08:11 PM

Hi All,

Got this item in a job lot.

Looking at pictures before i saw item in hand I taught it was a congolese short sword but the blade is wafer thin 2 mm or so and quiet flexible and springy.

overall length of 60cm
handle 24cm long and 11 cm at widest
blade 36 cm tapering from 11 to 5 cm

no visible means of securing blade into handle and decoration is v crude

Mods. if this proves to be ethnographic miscellania my apologies and please move thread.

Might be an egg flipper

Regards and thanks in advance to all,

Ken

27th August 2020, 08:11 PM	#1
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 543	African whats it? Hi All, Got this item in a job lot. Looking at pictures before i saw item in hand I taught it was a congolese short sword but the blade is wafer thin 2 mm or so and quiet flexible and springy. overall length of 60cm handle 24cm long and 11 cm at widest blade 36 cm tapering from 11 to 5 cm no visible means of securing blade into handle and decoration is v crude Mods. if this proves to be ethnographic miscellania my apologies and please move thread. Might be an egg flipper Regards and thanks in advance to all, Ken Attached Images