Sabre knife

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Description

wood, iron, curved blade with fine grooves on one side, wooden hilt, partly wrapped in copper wire, small traces of corrosion, min. dam.;
it is overly long for an African knive 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.

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Comparing literature

Fatal Beauty, Traditional weapons from Central Africa, Brüssel 2009, p. 176, ill. 170

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