Very Nice Congo Dagger.

Flavio · 16th June 2007, 04:10 PM

Very nice Lew!!! Congratulations!! Is the brass sheet decorated with impression?

Tim Simmons · 16th June 2007, 06:36 PM

Very nice, if only I had the money for both at the time. I am getting so middle aged that I am thinking of wearing trousers instead of jeans

Lew · 16th June 2007, 07:56 PM

Thanks Gentlemen. Flavio yes there is some type of embossing on the brass. Also I checked out a few other examples of this dagger on the internet and the scabbard is original.

Lew

Luc LEFEBVRE · 20th June 2007, 09:09 PM

Tim,
Your knife seems strange to me : the blade looks like a Tchokwe one, the handle a Songye one, and the scabbard is not typical.
Well, I don't know, maybe a borderline model, but the Songye are not really near the Tchokwe, some Luba are, but the Luba's handle is a bit different and their blade is bigger.
Some weapons are travelling a lot and undergoing !
Luc

Tim Simmons · 20th June 2007, 09:20 PM

Luc, perhaps this sword has it's origin in a large area of some cultural mix.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/people/Luba.html

16th June 2007, 07:56 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Thanks Gentlemen. Flavio yes there is some type of embossing on the brass. Also I checked out a few other examples of this dagger on the internet and the scabbard is original. Lew Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 17th June 2007 at 08:34 AM.

16th June 2007, 04:10 PM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Very nice Lew!!! Congratulations!! Is the brass sheet decorated with impression?

16th June 2007, 06:36 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	Very nice, if only I had the money for both at the time. I am getting so middle aged that I am thinking of wearing trousers instead of jeans

20th June 2007, 09:09 PM	#4
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 473	Tim, Your knife seems strange to me : the blade looks like a Tchokwe one, the handle a Songye one, and the scabbard is not typical. Well, I don't know, maybe a borderline model, but the Songye are not really near the Tchokwe, some Luba are, but the Luba's handle is a bit different and their blade is bigger. Some weapons are travelling a lot and undergoing ! Luc

20th June 2007, 09:20 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	Luc, perhaps this sword has it's origin in a large area of some cultural mix. http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/people/Luba.html