Short sword West Africa

gp · 20th April 2024, 09:30 PM

some more on its style:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ngo#post258555

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1687

David R · 20th April 2024, 11:04 PM

Well I dunno where its from, but I like it. A very nice piece.

Pertinax · 20th April 2024, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gp

some more on its style:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ngo#post258555

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1687

Thank you gp

I will collect more information

Regards, Yuri

gp · 21st April 2024, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pertinax

Thank you gp

I will collect more information

Regards, Yuri

You're welcome Yuri !

best regards

Gunar

Sajen · 21st April 2024, 01:03 PM

Hello Juri,

Gunar is correct, it's a long Mandingo dagger or Moorish dagger, a very nice one, congrats! Compare: *******************************gallery?...agger-36-42-cm
Tribes don't care about borders or States.

Regards,
Detlef

Marc M. · 21st April 2024, 02:06 PM

Yes Mandingo, nice one.
Regards Marc

Pertinax · 21st April 2024, 02:43 PM

Many thanks to David R, Gunar, Detlef, Marc for comments

Regards, Yuri

Interested Party · 24th April 2024, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sajen

Gunar is correct, it's a long Mandingo dagger or Moorish dagger, a very nice one, congrats! Compare: *******************************gallery?...agger-36-42-cm
Tribes don't care about borders or States.

Interesting. I had never noticed it before but there are several stylistic similarities, particularly in Detlef's examples #1 and #3 from left, with the Brazilian foca de ponta. Notably the bulbous pommel, over all profile, and the decorations on the ricasso.

Sajen · 24th April 2024, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Interested Party

Interesting. I had never noticed it before but there are several stylistic similarities, particularly in Detlef's examples #1 and #3 from left, with the Brazilian foca de ponta. Notably the bulbous pommel, over all profile, and the decorations on the ricasso.

You are correct, these daggers are very similar in their design, Wolf-Dieter Miersch has this dagger on his page: *******************************gallery?...m-mali-39-2-cm
I've pointed out years ago that this dagger is Brazilian and informed Wolf-Dieter so he changed the description.

Regards,
Detlef

Pertinax · 25th April 2024, 11:17 AM

Mandingo dagger and Brazilian foca de ponta are very similar.

Perhaps the Mandingo, who were enslaved and ended up in Brazil, began producing daggers there.

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Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,417	Hello Juri, Gunar is correct, it's a long Mandingo dagger or Moorish dagger, a very nice one, congrats! Compare: *******************************gallery?...agger-36-42-cm Tribes don't care about borders or States. Regards, Detlef Attached Images

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20th April 2024, 09:30 PM	#1
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 928	some more on its style: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ngo#post258555 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1687

20th April 2024, 11:04 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,135	Well I dunno where its from, but I like it. A very nice piece.

21st April 2024, 02:06 PM	#6
Marc M. Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Belgium Posts: 295	Yes Mandingo, nice one. Regards Marc

21st April 2024, 02:43 PM	#7
Pertinax Member Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: City by the Black Sea Posts: 295	Many thanks to David R, Gunar, Detlef, Marc for comments Regards, Yuri

25th April 2024, 11:17 AM	#10
Pertinax Member Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: City by the Black Sea Posts: 295	Mandingo dagger and Brazilian foca de ponta are very similar. Perhaps the Mandingo, who were enslaved and ended up in Brazil, began producing daggers there.