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We use the following typology:
 
Symmetrical knives
 

Symmetrical knives:

• symmetrical daggers
• symmetrical short swords
• symmetrical swords
• symmetrical disk-shaped knives

  
     
 
 
Asymmetrical knives
 

Asymmetrical knives:

• asymmetrical daggers and knives
• asymmetrical swords
• sabers
• asymmetrical disk-shaped knives
• sickles long slender shape
• sickles execution knives
• sickleweapons Mangbetu and allies

  
     
 
 
Throwing knives
 

Throwing knives:

• throwing knives northern style
• throwing knives southern style
• throwing knives bird-headed

  
     
 

Miniature knives

For more information about the typology, I refer to my first book: Beauté fatale, 1992.

For the Sickleweapons we refer to the Volume III of the Sickleweapons, 2000.

Concerning the birdheaded throwing knives, these are better classified with the axes but since they definitely evolved out of throwing knives, I see no harm in placing them together with the latter.