id request marking on touareg sword

Iain · 23rd September 2012, 04:19 PM

That's a new one to me. Hard to tell from the photos if its scratched (probably locally applied) or stamped (probably original).

Best guess at the moment would be a stamp on the steel used for the blade. As the sword overall doesn't look particularly old it could be made from recycled steel in which case this could make some sense.

Otherwise its nothing like traditional talisman markings and copies of older European marks I've seen on takouba.

Interesting thing for sure. Is it owned by a friend of yours and perhaps we could get better images?

Congoblades · 23rd September 2012, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Iain

Best guess at the moment would be a stamp on the steel used for the blade. As the sword overall doesn't look particularly old it could be made from recycled steel in which case this could make some sense.
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Thanks Iain. Intresting point of view, this make sence. the sword was pretty thin and flexible, not really battleready, but then there was this stamp... lol
It was collected in the early seventies in the Sahel.
It's not from a friend, I wanted to buy it but didn'nt, lucky me

Iain · 23rd September 2012, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Congoblades

Thanks Iain. Intresting point of view, this make sence. the sword was pretty thin and flexible, not really battleready, but then there was this stamp... lol
It was collected in the early seventies in the Sahel.
It's not from a friend, I wanted to buy it but didn'nt, lucky me

Best idea I have at the moment.

This happens on takouba and kaskara from the 20th century on. Any piece of good steel was used and recycled into everything from swords to arm daggers. Thin and flexible is not a bad thing for a takouba.

1970s sounds exactly right for how this looks. Pretty typical sword and usually very easy to find takouba of this quality.

23rd September 2012, 04:19 PM	#1
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	That's a new one to me. Hard to tell from the photos if its scratched (probably locally applied) or stamped (probably original). Best guess at the moment would be a stamp on the steel used for the blade. As the sword overall doesn't look particularly old it could be made from recycled steel in which case this could make some sense. Otherwise its nothing like traditional talisman markings and copies of older European marks I've seen on takouba. Interesting thing for sure. Is it owned by a friend of yours and perhaps we could get better images?