North African Dagger

Johan van Zyl · 24th September 2017, 12:29 PM

I bought this dagger because it was affordable and because I thought it was traditional and interesting. The blade is 11 cm long from the sharp shoulder to the tip, and 12 cm from the sharp shoulder rearwards. It has a rat-tail tang, riveted at the very top. I feel pretty confident the handle material is horn and bone.

I have no information on it, and can only throw a guess into the air and hope it is not too wild. I'm thinking North Africa, Arab or Berber. Please set me straight!

Regards
Johan

Sajen · 24th September 2017, 11:27 PM

I think you have to look to Senegal and Mauritanian daggers, Bissagos also would be a good possibility.
See here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...senegal+dagger and here:http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...senegal+dagger

Best regards,
Detlef

Johan van Zyl · 25th September 2017, 11:03 AM

Detlef, my sincere thanks! You've wrapped this one up for me in a neat package.

For those who have not followed the links with me, it seems the dagger I bought is Senegalese. The clues really do all seem to point in this direction.

With much apprciation
Johan

24th September 2017, 12:29 PM	#1
Johan van Zyl Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: I live in Gordon's Bay, a village in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Posts: 126	North African Dagger I bought this dagger because it was affordable and because I thought it was traditional and interesting. The blade is 11 cm long from the sharp shoulder to the tip, and 12 cm from the sharp shoulder rearwards. It has a rat-tail tang, riveted at the very top. I feel pretty confident the handle material is horn and bone. I have no information on it, and can only throw a guess into the air and hope it is not too wild. I'm thinking North Africa, Arab or Berber. Please set me straight! Regards Johan Attached Images

24th September 2017, 11:27 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,786	I think you have to look to Senegal and Mauritanian daggers, Bissagos also would be a good possibility. See here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...senegal+dagger and here:http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...senegal+dagger Best regards, Detlef

25th September 2017, 11:03 AM	#3
Johan van Zyl Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: I live in Gordon's Bay, a village in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Posts: 126	Detlef, my sincere thanks! You've wrapped this one up for me in a neat package. For those who have not followed the links with me, it seems the dagger I bought is Senegalese. The clues really do all seem to point in this direction. With much apprciation Johan