Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Tunisian or Libyan berber sword with scabbard

werecow · 7th October 2023, 02:29 PM

I bought myself some swords for my birthday (I shouldn't be spending money atm but there are SWORDS on the INTERNET!

), one of which was this Tunisian or nearby saber with a French blade and a nice scabbard (maybe from one of you?

). I thought I'd add it here since the swords themselves and particularly the scabbards seem rather rare and information seems scarce. I've tried to take pictures of both the decorative elements and some shots that might show a bit of the details of construction.

Some threads I found with swords of this type:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7429
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13911
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18663
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22054
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28537

Combination of my pics and the sellers because my camera sucks.

It occurred to me that, while the grips on these look rather phallic as a whole, given the North African provenance, the shape of the pommel might also have some connection to those of Jineta/Boabdil swords:

Has anyone else made this connection? Or am I just seeing things?

7th October 2023, 02:29 PM	#1
werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 435	Tunisian or Libyan berber sword with scabbard I bought myself some swords for my birthday (I shouldn't be spending money atm but there are SWORDS on the INTERNET! ), one of which was this Tunisian or nearby saber with a French blade and a nice scabbard (maybe from one of you? ). I thought I'd add it here since the swords themselves and particularly the scabbards seem rather rare and information seems scarce. I've tried to take pictures of both the decorative elements and some shots that might show a bit of the details of construction. Some threads I found with swords of this type: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7429 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13911 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18663 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22054 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28537 Combination of my pics and the sellers because my camera sucks. It occurred to me that, while the grips on these look rather phallic as a whole, given the North African provenance, the shape of the pommel might also have some connection to those of Jineta/Boabdil swords: Has anyone else made this connection? Or am I just seeing things? Attached Images Last edited by werecow; 8th October 2023 at 01:19 AM.