Unusual Ngombe béro

Luc LEFEBVRE · 6th March 2006, 10:47 PM

I found this NGOMBE béro, 43cm, light metal, rare shape, and strange forge, a kind of "damas" ?
It is the first time I see this kind of forging with an african weapon.
The piece is good, first half of XXth, I've got it with another Béro with the same shape but a traditionnal forging.
Luc

Luc LEFEBVRE · 6th March 2006, 10:52 PM

This one is bigger, 50cm, made of "classic" african metal.
Luc

Lew · 6th March 2006, 11:10 PM

Luc

That is a nice one you have there. My feeling is that the blade was forged from either wrought iron or maybe a farm implement that was made from imported shear steel from Europe.

Lew

Tim Simmons · 7th March 2006, 08:16 AM

Very nice.

6th March 2006, 10:47 PM	#1
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 473	Unusual Ngombe béro I found this NGOMBE béro, 43cm, light metal, rare shape, and strange forge, a kind of "damas" ? It is the first time I see this kind of forging with an african weapon. The piece is good, first half of XXth, I've got it with another Béro with the same shape but a traditionnal forging. Luc Attached Images

6th March 2006, 10:52 PM	#2
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 473	the 2nd Ngombe This one is bigger, 50cm, made of "classic" african metal. Luc Attached Images

6th March 2006, 11:10 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Luc That is a nice one you have there. My feeling is that the blade was forged from either wrought iron or maybe a farm implement that was made from imported shear steel from Europe. Lew

7th March 2006, 08:16 AM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Very nice.