TAKOUBA NO COMMON HANDLE !!!

colin henshaw · 23rd August 2016, 09:30 PM

Very nice old sword. Perhaps the leather work has been renewed at some point more recently ? (this would be quite a regular thing I guess).

Iain · 25th August 2016, 08:49 AM

Oddly enough I've been asked to comment on this sword now three times within a week!

Teodor is of course spot on and these were my thoughts exactly. However, I think this is a piece that was done up in a takouba style later on including the guard and the scabbard. This is not surprising when looking at the takouba style influence in the region since the Fulani Jihad.

Frankly I do not think the blade is particularly old, the midrib looks not particularly well formed compared to more sturdy examples I've seen in the past.

The pommel however is quite pretty.

23rd August 2016, 09:30 PM	#1
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Very nice old sword. Perhaps the leather work has been renewed at some point more recently ? (this would be quite a regular thing I guess).

25th August 2016, 08:49 AM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	Oddly enough I've been asked to comment on this sword now three times within a week! Teodor is of course spot on and these were my thoughts exactly. However, I think this is a piece that was done up in a takouba style later on including the guard and the scabbard. This is not surprising when looking at the takouba style influence in the region since the Fulani Jihad. Frankly I do not think the blade is particularly old, the midrib looks not particularly well formed compared to more sturdy examples I've seen in the past. The pommel however is quite pretty.