A fine Hausa dagger with Rhino hilt

Gavin Nugent · 4th May 2012, 11:59 AM

Having shared this with a couple of members I thought other might like to view this piece.

A large, fine and well preserved Rhino hilted Hausa dagger for discussion.

The sheath is well constructed with fine croc skin and tooled leather.
The hilt is cut from the dark centre of the horn with the reverse being nearly black.
The flared section of the hilt that joins the blade is about 8mm tall and is a seperate piece of horn.
The blade shows numerous designs to one side and few to the reverse.

Whilst Hausa daggers are not uncommon, I can not recall seeing another Rhino hilted dagger of this type.

Gav

4th May 2012, 11:59 AM	#1
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	A fine Hausa dagger with Rhino hilt Having shared this with a couple of members I thought other might like to view this piece. A large, fine and well preserved Rhino hilted Hausa dagger for discussion. The sheath is well constructed with fine croc skin and tooled leather. The hilt is cut from the dark centre of the horn with the reverse being nearly black. The flared section of the hilt that joins the blade is about 8mm tall and is a seperate piece of horn. The blade shows numerous designs to one side and few to the reverse. Whilst Hausa daggers are not uncommon, I can not recall seeing another Rhino hilted dagger of this type. Gav Attached Images