Thanks to all involved so far and the excellent art works attached on the broad likelihood of influence involving the various swords mentioned .
I noted earlier that the Mamluke weapons some illustrated in Yemeni museums have the sweeping wide shoulders similar to the project weapon and show that here..
The clearly later recruit to this form may well be the group of 4 weapons below with apparently later back street hilts but built in a similar fashion but added here for interest.
Yemeni Jewish decorative hilts are often found on weapons pre the Jewish exodus of 1949 as depicted in the knife hilts shown below..
Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 27th August 2019 at 12:26 PM.
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