7th April 2007, 09:54 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
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IS THIS AN AFRICAN DAGGER ? PAGING THE EXPERTS
Quite a bizarre specimen.
The seller only had it with him for a couple days ... no time to identify it. Th blade is 21,5 cms ( 8 1/2" ) long. Grip and scabbard are cast brass ... seller mentioned lost wax?! There is an eliptical window in the scabbard ... i ignore the purpose. In its back there is a frog button. In the front, there is an arch loop. The blade looks used and some old. It has equal decoration/marks on both sides. Somebody help me to identify this piece ? Thanks in advance fernando |
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