Sabre-knife · D. R. Congo, Azande · ID: 3023814
not available anymore
Provenance
Augustin Krämer, Stuttgart, GermanyLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Anton Eckert, Munich, Germany (1961)
Size
L: 63 cm
L: 24.8 inch
Description
wood, iron, the wooden handle partly covered with metal sheet, old collection number and label: “L. 1/27 Haumesser Kongo A. Krämer”, min. dam., small missing part at the handle;
it is overly long for an African knife and has a flat, wide point with a small hook above the handle - a vestige of the devoluted throwing knife form. These knives are often covered with beautiful patterns and strengthened with ribs for robust usage.
Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 60