Identification please

Edster · 1st May 2020, 10:09 PM

Hello kalamputi,

Welcome to the forum. You have a very nice contemporary Sudanese arm dagger. Could have been made in the Upper Nile valley or even in Egypt. Whether the blade is forged or from cut sheet steel would give a clue.

As far as the stuck blade, I've had luck tapping the sheath along the edge and blade flats with a wooden mallet. This breaks up the rust from the blade that has encrusted to the inside of the sheath. Whack then pull gently then repeat as necessary.This worked with me for a neglected stuck-in-sheath kaskara sword.

Regards,
Ed

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1st May 2020, 10:09 PM	#2
Edster Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 418	Hello kalamputi, Welcome to the forum. You have a very nice contemporary Sudanese arm dagger. Could have been made in the Upper Nile valley or even in Egypt. Whether the blade is forged or from cut sheet steel would give a clue. As far as the stuck blade, I've had luck tapping the sheath along the edge and blade flats with a wooden mallet. This breaks up the rust from the blade that has encrusted to the inside of the sheath. Whack then pull gently then repeat as necessary.This worked with me for a neglected stuck-in-sheath kaskara sword. Regards, Ed