Names of African Swords

Pertinax · 26th September 2024, 04:26 PM

[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;293445]

Could you please show the knife you refer to as SHONA?
As you well observe, it is quite likely that (BTW what is Helleri?) these knives are called by variant terms through the many tribal people in these regions, as we have discussed.

You probably misunderstood me.

Helleri posted a topic "Cane knife": http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30200

For example, I indicated that this type of knife/blade is called Shona. To do this, just type in the site search - Shona.

Sorry, English is not my native language, so there may be a misunderstanding.

Best regards.

Jim McDougall · 26th September 2024, 06:45 PM

I did indeed misunderstand Pertinax, my apologies, and you are doing quite well with English.
I knew the ethic group Shona, but misunderstood that you meant the knife was probably Shona, but not called that.

Apparently these knives (and it seems many variant combinations) are called BAKATWA. This of course seems a collective term for these knife variants in these tribal groups , but I dont see it as connected to the Mandinka saber.

Best,
Jim

26th September 2024, 04:26 PM	#1
Pertinax Member Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: City by the Black Sea Posts: 293	[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;293445] Could you please show the knife you refer to as SHONA? As you well observe, it is quite likely that (BTW what is Helleri?) these knives are called by variant terms through the many tribal people in these regions, as we have discussed. You probably misunderstood me. Helleri posted a topic "Cane knife": http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30200 For example, I indicated that this type of knife/blade is called Shona. To do this, just type in the site search - Shona. Sorry, English is not my native language, so there may be a misunderstanding. Best regards.

26th September 2024, 06:45 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,660	I did indeed misunderstand Pertinax, my apologies, and you are doing quite well with English. I knew the ethic group Shona, but misunderstood that you meant the knife was probably Shona, but not called that. Apparently these knives (and it seems many variant combinations) are called BAKATWA. This of course seems a collective term for these knife variants in these tribal groups , but I dont see it as connected to the Mandinka saber. Best, Jim