Copper made African Blades

Conogre · 14th May 2005, 02:05 PM

What a fantastic treasure trove......I imagine that even with your familiarity with bladed weaponry, going through the collection, piece by piece has to be more enjoyment than work.
The advantages of copper, to many tribes, was that it could be beautifully worked at much lower temperatures, easily straightened if bent in battle, as opposed to many iron and steel pieces that simply broke, making them at least temporarily useless.
Mike

Andrew · 14th May 2005, 03:39 PM

Outstanding! Artzi (Avner?) when you come across a pile of dha like that, please do call me immediately.

tom hyle · 14th May 2005, 04:48 PM

BTW, I just love the legged swords. Once this guy had a legged, curved double-edger. He wouldn't swap it though. Thought it was money, he did.

Freddy · 14th May 2005, 08:25 PM

Really nice find. I see there are quite a few pieces with scabbard.

I'm green with envy

What I love about finding a new item is the work in trying to identify it. This pile would keep me busy for at least a couple of weeks. There are more pieces in this pile than in my collection !

Flavio · 15th May 2005, 10:14 PM

WOW!! Mr Artzi, i hope that you will sell some of these beautiful pieces

Oriental-Arms · 19th May 2005, 01:34 PM

Another dagger, probably Kuba, central Zaire, with a brass made blade. highly decorative blade but also well made, hard and sharp. Probably 1930-1940 vintage.

tom hyle · 20th May 2005, 12:16 AM

Nice. What is known about the chain?

14th May 2005, 08:25 PM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	WOW ! ! ! Really nice find. I see there are quite a few pieces with scabbard. I'm green with envy What I love about finding a new item is the work in trying to identify it. This pile would keep me busy for at least a couple of weeks. There are more pieces in this pile than in my collection !

19th May 2005, 01:34 PM	#6
Oriental-Arms Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haifa, Israel Posts: 183	Brass Made Dagger Another dagger, probably Kuba, central Zaire, with a brass made blade. highly decorative blade but also well made, hard and sharp. Probably 1930-1940 vintage.

14th May 2005, 02:05 PM	#1
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	What a fantastic treasure trove......I imagine that even with your familiarity with bladed weaponry, going through the collection, piece by piece has to be more enjoyment than work. The advantages of copper, to many tribes, was that it could be beautifully worked at much lower temperatures, easily straightened if bent in battle, as opposed to many iron and steel pieces that simply broke, making them at least temporarily useless. Mike

14th May 2005, 03:39 PM	#2
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Outstanding! Artzi (Avner?) when you come across a pile of dha like that, please do call me immediately.

14th May 2005, 04:48 PM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	BTW, I just love the legged swords. Once this guy had a legged, curved double-edger. He wouldn't swap it though. Thought it was money, he did.

15th May 2005, 10:14 PM	#5
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	WOW!! Mr Artzi, i hope that you will sell some of these beautiful pieces

20th May 2005, 12:16 AM	#7
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Nice. What is known about the chain?