Rare Arm Dagger with R horn Handle, Darfur, South Sudan.
  • Rare Arm Dagger with R horn Handle, Darfur, South Sudan.
  • Rare Arm Dagger with R horn Handle, Darfur, South Sudan.
  • Rare Arm Dagger with R horn Handle, Darfur, South Sudan.
  • Rare Arm Dagger with R horn Handle, Darfur, South Sudan.
  • Rare Arm Dagger with R horn Handle, Darfur, South Sudan.
  • Rare Arm Dagger with R horn Handle, Darfur, South Sudan.
  • Rare Arm Dagger with R horn Handle, Darfur, South Sudan.

Rare Arm Dagger with R horn Handle, Darfur, South Sudan.

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Arm Dagger - Darfur

STATUS:
SOLD
Description

This arm dagger from the wide family of arm daggers is coming from Darfur. Triangular blade with hollow ground diamond cross section.  of diamond cross section. Single piece turned R horn handle with circular black wood (?) pommel cover and silver pommel cap. Leather covered scabbard, the lower part is bound with a reptile skin, most probably a crocodile skin. Like many daggers from the scabbard is mounted with  leather arm band.

Blade 7 inches (18 cm) long. Total length13 1/2 inches (34 cm). Very good condition. Minor repair on the scabbard mouth and arm band. Very small blackened spots on the blade. Little age shrink of the scabbard.

For a similar dagger with references to its origin see: www.africanarms.com  - African weapons - sword and knife page1