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Originally Posted by Iain
So just to clarify you are saying the two examples I have just linked (which have rounded tips) are not Omani, meaning they were not used in Oman by Omanis? I think this is an important point to be stated clearly, that unless it's flexible it cannot have anything to do with Oman?
Cheers,
Iain
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Salaams Iain, Yes. The stiff examples are not Omani. They are from Saudia, Yemen, Algeria, probably derived from Mamluke...but not Omani.
Ibrahiim.
Afternote ~ That does not rule out a sword being hilted with an Omani long handle and used by an Omani trader, slaver or individual on the African coast in the Zanzibar hub. I am certain you will agree with that possibility though obviously that does not qualify the weapon as Omani proper. I think they qualify as hybrid being a crossbreed of the above styles.