From a great article on the hunga munga:

The “Hunga Munga” or Mambele originates from Africa, and is a genre of knives which were used in both hand-to-hand combat, and for throwing over long distances.

  • OrbituaryEnglish
    1•11 months ago

    I wonder if the khopesh is derived from it.

    • Skua
      2•11 months ago

      The khopesh is probably older, if only because of how ridiculously early in human history the ancient Egyptians were. Several parts of Subsaharan Africa (especially modern-day Nigeria) developed metalworking incredibly early, but Egypt was millennia ahead of basically everyone except its fellow “cradles of civilisation”.