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kahnjar1 · 19th September 2012, 07:06 PM

Very nice and unusual piece Lofty. Any of these I have seen before had leather covered scabbards. My understanding is that the so called Marsh Arab dagger comes from southern Iraq around the Basra area, but then that is only my understanding.
Stu

19th September 2012, 07:06 PM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,730	Very nice and unusual piece Lofty. Any of these I have seen before had leather covered scabbards. My understanding is that the so called Marsh Arab dagger comes from southern Iraq around the Basra area, but then that is only my understanding. Stu