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katana · 12th February 2007, 02:07 PM

Followed this on eBay....the blade on this example is 1/4" (6-7 mm) at its thickess point. The handle decoration seems unusual and certainly seems to have age. The curveture is not as acute as most 'Wedding Nimcha's' i have seen. Could this be a true 'functional' Nimcha 'dagger' .....
These were discussed in a previous thread.....I am not convinced that this form of dagger has a purely 'ceremonial' function.....Comments gratefully recieved...thankyou

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=015

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...wedding+nimcha

12th February 2007, 02:07 PM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Wedding Nimcha....with functional blade? Followed this on eBay....the blade on this example is 1/4" (6-7 mm) at its thickess point. The handle decoration seems unusual and certainly seems to have age. The curveture is not as acute as most 'Wedding Nimcha's' i have seen. Could this be a true 'functional' Nimcha 'dagger' ..... These were discussed in a previous thread.....I am not convinced that this form of dagger has a purely 'ceremonial' function.....Comments gratefully recieved...thankyou http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=015 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...wedding+nimcha Attached Images Last edited by katana; 12th February 2007 at 05:00 PM.