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gp · 25th July 2021, 08:10 PM

thank you very much ! I was able to find more info based upon your input :

it is indeed a Salampasu dagger; the Salampasu, who live south of the Lwalwa and the Mbagani and west of the Lulua River, once had a reputation as fierce warriors and headhunters.
The dagger / sword looks indeed like daggers / swords made between 1920 -1935.
Mine was brought to Europe in the 1950/60 by Belgian Society "the White Fathers" Missionaries for Africa. Actually I found the original picture of the lot containing several Salampasu daggers

25th July 2021, 08:10 PM	#3
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 663	thank you very much ! I was able to find more info based upon your input : it is indeed a Salampasu dagger; the Salampasu, who live south of the Lwalwa and the Mbagani and west of the Lulua River, once had a reputation as fierce warriors and headhunters. The dagger / sword looks indeed like daggers / swords made between 1920 -1935. Mine was brought to Europe in the 1950/60 by Belgian Society "the White Fathers" Missionaries for Africa. Actually I found the original picture of the lot containing several Salampasu daggers Attached Images Last edited by gp; 25th July 2021 at 08:47 PM.