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Originally Posted by Iain
Given the Portuguese trading post and fort established on the coast since 1495 that seems quite plausible. 
Similar perhaps to the complex hilt swords seen in coastal Congo from the same influences. |
Yes, good point Iain. Sometimes we tend to forget how early these contacts were made, on the coastal areas at least. I wonder if any others have views on this interesting topic of European influence on West African traditional weapons, or examples to post ?