|
|
|
23rd January 2007, 09:52 PM
|
#1 |
|
Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: What is still UK
Posts: 5,855
|
I need one of those big ones
 even a modern one
|
|
|
|
24th January 2007, 12:15 AM
|
#2 |
|
Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
Posts: 4,399
|
As far as I know these are all made for use. The Afari are known for being violent and hostile. I suppose some "tourist" versions may be made, but these people are subsistence farmers and herders, and metal is a precious commodity.
Ian. |
|
|
|
|
24th January 2007, 02:23 AM
|
#3 | |
|
Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 1,242
|
Quote:
 That's what I said when I saw it..."that's a big mo****flippin' jile!!! It looks like a serious killer, but I've read an obscure mention in an old thread that they were also made "for export". I'll be sure when I get it, but either way I like it a lot...a keeper for sure.Would love to see more examples...even the small ones. How do the blades usually rank in terms of quality? It's interesting seeing the pictures with the afar carrying the big jile, and an AK-47 on the shoulder....and that's NOW. Somehow, the idea of barong/kris-wielding Filipinos and present-day headhunters isn't so farfetched anymore. The knife can easily co-exist with the semi-automatic... Thank you both, Emanuel Last edited by Manolo; 24th January 2007 at 03:42 AM. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Hybrid Mode
