Nice Sword Jim, Gold embellishment near the hilt? i have seen others done with gold or silver. I was curious if my sword was missing that small piece, maybe someone sold it for scrap if it ever had a piece like that.. not shure what that piece is called.
I cleaned the peace of metal on my scabbard, and i wonder what its made out of? gold gilded silver, or just fancy colored brass..
I found a Website
http://ageaeditora.com/en/nimcha-616/
where they have a Nimcha Very similar to mine.
this is what they say about date :
We canīt offer an exact dating of the piece as there is no documentary record of itīs entry in the museum. However, due to itīs geographical origin and that Itīs entrance in the museumīs collection is previous to 1898 (start date of publication of the newsletter of the Commision of Monuments), we can suppose this is a sword manufactured in the 19th century. For this reason Is not too far fetched to suppose that it was used in the North African colonial wars of the second and third quarter of the 19th century. It could be a war spoil or have been purchased as a souvenir.