African Knives

WeaponsCollector · Oct 30, 2019

There's a great variety of antique African edged weapons.
Here's some of my favorites.
This one's a Mangbetu sickle knife from Congo, once used as a weapon, a stutus symbol, and even currency.

WeaponsCollector · Oct 30, 2019

This one's a throwing knife used for hunting.

WeaponsCollector · Oct 30, 2019

These are Ngombe Ngulu execution swords from Congo.

solarpower44 · Oct 30, 2019

My god...That’s on badass looking knife..

Threeband · Oct 31, 2019

So about when were these made? 1750? 1950?

Chronology is just as important as geography in establishing context.

But anyway, very cool. Your collection is amazing.

WeaponsCollector · Nov 16, 2019

They were made from the 1800's into the 1900's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy_a-GLJYvA

WatTyler · Nov 17, 2019

"It will keeeeel."

namrelio · Nov 17, 2019

I never seen knives like that. :whoa:

Thanks for posting them.

babalou · Nov 17, 2019

from the shows I have seen Africans don't play games when it comes to wicked weapons.

WeaponsCollector · Nov 21, 2019

Here's a few more interesting antique African weapons.

FrankOceanXray · Nov 21, 2019

Some of these wild, obtuse blade designs are for form or fashion? They seem more to intimidate than be sling in battle? Do you know more of their design, intent, material and likely usage?

Cruacious · Nov 21, 2019

I should show my Nimcha and Flyssa here. Algeria is part of Africa and their 19th century blades are pretty neat.

smokey · Nov 21, 2019

FrankOceanXray said:
Some of these wild, obtuse blade designs are for form or fashion? They seem more to intimidate than be sling in battle? Do you know more of their design, intent, material and likely usage?

Thinking the same thing. The spears and little daggars look pretty functional, but the axe and larger bladed weapons look like function lost a long time ago to form.

Bob A · Nov 22, 2019

Some African bladed ironwork is actually intended as a medium of exchange; others were for display of rank. There's no question that there is a lot of artistic aesthetics in African weaponry.

Here's a link to a site that has a fair amount of African weaponry. Be sure to look beyond the first page of the link, there's some real eye-popping stuff.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/items.php?coll=2&cat=2&page=0

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