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Old 28th February 2015, 08:22 PM   #1
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Default Need opinion for Arabic knife.

I would like to know if this knife is made for the tourist market .
Any comment on it will be welcome.
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Old 28th February 2015, 10:16 PM   #2
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This is a Tuareg knife. North Africa.
Not very old, fifties, sixties or something close.

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Old 1st March 2015, 10:51 AM   #3
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This is a Tuareg knife. North Africa.
Not very old, fifties, sixties or something close.
Thank you for your comment.

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Old 1st March 2015, 06:47 PM   #4
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I agree - Tuareg
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Old 2nd March 2015, 07:42 AM   #5
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This should probably be from Niger. The black material in the middle of the grip, should, allegedly, be some soft kind of black stone.
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Old 2nd March 2015, 08:06 AM   #6
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This should probably be from Niger. The black material in the middle of the grip, should, allegedly, be some soft kind of black stone.
Hi Martin,

Yes you are right it is black stone.

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JUDGING FROM THE DESIGN IN THE HANDLE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL WAS CHEERIOS.
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