Saif, Moroccan saif, sife, nimcha, nimsha

Pertinax · 12th May 2025, 08:13 AM

[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;297170]LOL! good one werecow

Though this example is likely from early 20th c. the blade is quite possibly from the many European blades circulating through trade centers in the North African littoral from earlier years. It would be hard to define use distinctly to region or whether Arab or Berber as these were so widely used for centuries overall in these regions.

This is a rugged example which is of the type used by the notorious Barbary Pirates from Morocco through Algeria, Tunis and as far as Libya throigh the 19th c. and even by Berber tribes in the Rif Wars in Morocco in the 1920s.

Hi Jim!

On the European Arsenal forum in the topic "Hussar sabre, real or not?" the serdar showed the sabre.

On the blade there is a stamp "germ" similar to the stamp on my nimcha, which is typical of this location, they are identical.

It can be assumed that this is the marking of an unknown European manufacturer.

I do not undertake to judge the authenticity of the hussar sabre, it is not my topic. But if we believe the curator of the museum that the sabre is from the end of the 17th - beginning of the 18th century, then we can reconsider the age of the nimcha.

What are your thoughts, Jim?

Best regards,
Yuri

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12th May 2025, 08:13 AM	#6
Pertinax Member Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: City by the Black Sea Posts: 243	[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;297170]LOL! good one werecow Though this example is likely from early 20th c. the blade is quite possibly from the many European blades circulating through trade centers in the North African littoral from earlier years. It would be hard to define use distinctly to region or whether Arab or Berber as these were so widely used for centuries overall in these regions. This is a rugged example which is of the type used by the notorious Barbary Pirates from Morocco through Algeria, Tunis and as far as Libya throigh the 19th c. and even by Berber tribes in the Rif Wars in Morocco in the 1920s. Hi Jim! On the European Arsenal forum in the topic "Hussar sabre, real or not?" the serdar showed the sabre. On the blade there is a stamp "germ" similar to the stamp on my nimcha, which is typical of this location, they are identical. It can be assumed that this is the marking of an unknown European manufacturer. I do not undertake to judge the authenticity of the hussar sabre, it is not my topic. But if we believe the curator of the museum that the sabre is from the end of the 17th - beginning of the 18th century, then we can reconsider the age of the nimcha. What are your thoughts, Jim? Best regards, Yuri