Saif, Moroccan saif, sife, nimcha, nimsha

Maurice · 27th April 2025, 02:00 PM

Hello Jim,

Many thanks for the extensive explanation.
It is absolutely fascinating, to learn more about the history of these impressive swords.

It looks like there was a change in blades in the past. The blade shape of Yuri and mine, seem to be from the early 1800's and latter?
According a friendcollector, the earlier blades have a more 'classic' pirate shape of blade, with a widening tip (like the ones from Michiel de Ruyter en Tromp in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum collection, 17th century).

Kind regards,
Maurice

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27th April 2025, 02:00 PM	#8
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,462	Hello Jim, Many thanks for the extensive explanation. It is absolutely fascinating, to learn more about the history of these impressive swords. It looks like there was a change in blades in the past. The blade shape of Yuri and mine, seem to be from the early 1800's and latter? According a friendcollector, the earlier blades have a more 'classic' pirate shape of blade, with a widening tip (like the ones from Michiel de Ruyter en Tromp in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum collection, 17th century). Kind regards, Maurice