Small bone handled dagger

Tim Simmons · 16th December 2015, 07:16 PM

The original dagger is an African piece. The precise location is not easy. The form of blade is common in the regions around the south of the Sudan. The scabbard "you say you made" is very much like scabbards from West Africa. I like the handle. The other dagger is a 19th century version of a 15th century Italian dagger , called something to do with five finger width at the forte in " Italian" All this is just to the best of my knowledge.

RobertGuy · 16th December 2015, 11:18 PM

Thanks all for pointing me back to Africa and the Sudan specifically. Tim the word you were looking for was 'Cinquedea' in reference to corrado26's daggers. I've usually seen the term applied to a type of Italian short sword rather than dagger. I don't really see much correlation between corrado26's daggers and my original posting and I don't see them as coming from the same region.

16th December 2015, 07:16 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	The original dagger is an African piece. The precise location is not easy. The form of blade is common in the regions around the south of the Sudan. The scabbard "you say you made" is very much like scabbards from West Africa. I like the handle. The other dagger is a 19th century version of a 15th century Italian dagger , called something to do with five finger width at the forte in " Italian" All this is just to the best of my knowledge.

16th December 2015, 11:18 PM	#2
RobertGuy Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 135	Thanks all for pointing me back to Africa and the Sudan specifically. Tim the word you were looking for was 'Cinquedea' in reference to corrado26's daggers. I've usually seen the term applied to a type of Italian short sword rather than dagger. I don't really see much correlation between corrado26's daggers and my original posting and I don't see them as coming from the same region.