Omani Saifs...

tom hyle · 11th September 2006, 05:21 PM

Certainly Omanis have carried saifs of the "nimcha" type; there is even a subtype that is considered Omani, so the existance of these swords does not obviate foreign influences, but seems to compete beside them. Europeans, particularly Germans, produced a great many straight double edged broadsword type blades in the 19th c. for export to Africa and other foreign places; Distribution may seem random at times, and certainly obsolete blades were exported as well as new ones, but some attention was paid to customer desire; local fashion could dictate/influence remote blade production.

11th September 2006, 05:21 PM	#9
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Certainly Omanis have carried saifs of the "nimcha" type; there is even a subtype that is considered Omani, so the existance of these swords does not obviate foreign influences, but seems to compete beside them. Europeans, particularly Germans, produced a great many straight double edged broadsword type blades in the 19th c. for export to Africa and other foreign places; Distribution may seem random at times, and certainly obsolete blades were exported as well as new ones, but some attention was paid to customer desire; local fashion could dictate/influence remote blade production.