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Lee · 9th June 2023, 01:12 PM

Very nice! If you slap the flat of the blade against your thigh and find it 'springy' (that is, it vibrates for a moment) that would argue for it being the old European blade it certainly appears to be, rather than an antique local copy that would very quickly dampen out the vibration.

Look for: Briggs, Lloyd Cabot, "European Blades in Tuareg Swords and Daggers," The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society [U.K.] Vol. V. No. 2. (1965), p. 37 - 92.

9th June 2023, 01:12 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 896	Very nice old warrior! Very nice! If you slap the flat of the blade against your thigh and find it 'springy' (that is, it vibrates for a moment) that would argue for it being the old European blade it certainly appears to be, rather than an antique local copy that would very quickly dampen out the vibration. Look for: Briggs, Lloyd Cabot, "European Blades in Tuareg Swords and Daggers," The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society [U.K.] Vol. V. No. 2. (1965), p. 37 - 92.