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|  15th February 2007, 09:33 PM | #1 | 
| Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI 
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				 |  South Arabian Saif 
			
			A new arrival. Typical South Arabian (Yemeni??) Saif with a Caucasian shashka blade. In the second half of the 19th century, Daghestan/Chechnya exported their blades far and wide and those became very popular in Arabia. One can still see the "Gurda" mark on the blade.
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