Seme (dagger)

A seme is a type of dagger or short sword used by the Maasai people of East Africa.^[1] Typically it is seen with a wooden handle. The scabbard is wood covered with rawhide dyed red and tipped with a coin in old versions.

Notes

^ Stone, George Cameron; LaRocca, Donald J. (1999). A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times: In All Countries and in All Times. Dover Publications. p. 547. ISBN 9780486407265. http://books.google.com/books?id=A4Rp_Qx9in4C. Retrieved 2008-12-29.

See also

List of daggers

Knives and daggers

List of daggers List of blade materials

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Types of daggers	Anelace Applegate-Fairbairn fighting knife BC-41 Bagh nakh Baselard Bichawa Billao Bollock dagger Cuchillo De Paracaidista Cinquedea Dirk Ear dagger Facón Hachiwara Hunting dagger Jambiya Kaiken Kalis Kard Katara Khanjar Kris Mark I trench knife Ocean Edge Knife Parrying dagger Poignard Push dagger Seme Shobo Sica Stiletto Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife Tantō Marine Raider Stiletto V-42 Stiletto Yoroi tōshi

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Knifemakers	A.G. Russell American Bladesmith Society Rex Applegate James Black Blackie Collins Ernest Emerson Phill Hartsfield Bill Harsey, Jr. Gil Hibben Knifemakers' Guild Zanjan Knifemakers Bob Kramer Jimmy Lile Bob Loveless Bob Lum William F. Moran Ken Onion Ralph Osterhout Robert Parrish (knifemaker) Walter Doane "Bo" Randall, Jr. Chris Reeve Jody Samson William Scagel Robert Terzuola Michael Walker (knifemaker) Buster Warenski Daniel Winkler

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