A nice sword Rick
Artzi Posted this on another forum 
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				Zanzibar was for a long time during the 19 C. a center for weapon production for the Arab world. Blades were purchased from Germany or forged locally, and mounted in the style common in the customer’s countries and cultures.
			
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 I remember seeing one Nimcha/Saif with an Andrea Ferara blade and some with eyelash markings that could show they were soligen