Congolese weapons

Freddy · 15th December 2013, 05:45 PM

This knife or shortsword came with a sheath. Again a beautifully forged blade.
The wooden handle is very thin with copper banding. There a small copper nail on top of the handle.
This piece has a leather covered wooden sheath to which copper thread is added. To that, at the top and bottom of the sheath, some decorated thin metal (iron) sheets have been added.

I'm still trying to find out which tribe this one comes from.

Does anyone know ?

Total length in sheath : 40 cm.

Lenght of knife : 37,5 cm

15th December 2013, 05:45 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	And here is the second one This knife or shortsword came with a sheath. Again a beautifully forged blade. The wooden handle is very thin with copper banding. There a small copper nail on top of the handle. This piece has a leather covered wooden sheath to which copper thread is added. To that, at the top and bottom of the sheath, some decorated thin metal (iron) sheets have been added. I'm still trying to find out which tribe this one comes from. Does anyone know ? Total length in sheath : 40 cm. Lenght of knife : 37,5 cm Attached Images