Where have I seen this African Dagger Before?

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Where have I seen this African Dagger Before?

10th July 2021, 11:28 PM

Pieje

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Location: Belgium

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TomHurstAntiques

This Seems to be a Konda knife in a Mabendi sheath. Curious.

Agree.

Mambisa/Mabendi sheat; those knives are hard to find,
a complete knife should look like this.
(Ratzel 1895; Wolf-Dieter Miersch collection; and 2 examples found on the net)

The Konda knife is a-typical and might have been made to fit the scabbard. Nice little knife.

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