New Acquisition, Mandau, said to be 1800's - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

21st February 2023, 07:02 PM

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kai

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Hello Joe,

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

As to Detlef's question here, some might argue, but from my understanding a mandau has a convex/concave blade. This blade does not.

From the pics, I'm not sure yet - please confirm, Joe!

The concave side can be (almost) flat, too: It's more that the other side does exhibit a clearly convex profile...

Regards,
Kai

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