North Cameroon sword

colin henshaw · 2nd December 2013, 09:02 AM

Iain,

I was wondering if you are able to comment on a point of interest to me regarding such Sahel swords and their relatives, ie. the iron used for the blades... Are you able to identify the blades in the following terms ? :-

a) Made in Europe and imported to Africa
b) Forged in Africa from scrap European iron
c) Forged in Africa from iron smelted there, using African iron ore
d) Some other category ??

Do you have a view on whether the above types of metal have an impact on corrosion levels and patterns, at all ?

Regards, Colin

2nd December 2013, 09:02 AM	#4
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Iain, I was wondering if you are able to comment on a point of interest to me regarding such Sahel swords and their relatives, ie. the iron used for the blades... Are you able to identify the blades in the following terms ? :- a) Made in Europe and imported to Africa b) Forged in Africa from scrap European iron c) Forged in Africa from iron smelted there, using African iron ore d) Some other category ?? Do you have a view on whether the above types of metal have an impact on corrosion levels and patterns, at all ? Regards, Colin