Teda throwing knife

VANDOO · 8th October 2008, 06:54 PM

CONGRADULATIONS!!

I HAD NOT SEEN ONE LIKE IT IT REMINDS ME OF A BIRD THE FIRST PROJECTION BEING THE BEAK THERE IS EVEN A SMALL EYE ON THE HEAD THE SECOND PROJECTION IS THE LEG AND THE LONG HANDLE THE TAIL. THE CONSTRUCTION TECKNIQUE APPEARS THAT A LONG STEEL BAR HAS BEEN FOLDED BACK ON IT'S SELF AND HAMMERED INTO THE DESIRED SHAPE LEAVING A LINE SEPARATING THE TWO SECTIONS. IS THIS TYPE OF WORK COMMON IN AFRICA ? MOST THROWING KNIVES I HAVE SEEN APPEARED TO BE EITHER CUT AND BENT TO SHAPE AND HAMMERED OUT AND SHARPENED , A FEW WERE PUT TOGETHER FROM MORE THAN ONE PIECE AND HAMMER FORGED TOGETHER. HOW THICK IS THIS EXAMPLE AND ITS DIMENSIONS? VERRRY INTERESTING

8th October 2008, 06:54 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	CONGRADULATIONS!! I HAD NOT SEEN ONE LIKE IT IT REMINDS ME OF A BIRD THE FIRST PROJECTION BEING THE BEAK THERE IS EVEN A SMALL EYE ON THE HEAD THE SECOND PROJECTION IS THE LEG AND THE LONG HANDLE THE TAIL. THE CONSTRUCTION TECKNIQUE APPEARS THAT A LONG STEEL BAR HAS BEEN FOLDED BACK ON IT'S SELF AND HAMMERED INTO THE DESIRED SHAPE LEAVING A LINE SEPARATING THE TWO SECTIONS. IS THIS TYPE OF WORK COMMON IN AFRICA ? MOST THROWING KNIVES I HAVE SEEN APPEARED TO BE EITHER CUT AND BENT TO SHAPE AND HAMMERED OUT AND SHARPENED , A FEW WERE PUT TOGETHER FROM MORE THAN ONE PIECE AND HAMMER FORGED TOGETHER. HOW THICK IS THIS EXAMPLE AND ITS DIMENSIONS? VERRRY INTERESTING