sword i bid on, but dident meet the reserve.

[RhysMichael]

So if I am not too far off the multiquillion variety from Morocco is usually called a Nimcha though that term may have originally meant a short sword, and been improperly used in early sword texts ( but now is the normal description) The ring guards like this usually come from Zanzibar so the arab term Saif is more appropriate. Or am I misinterpreting this ?


Moroccan ??
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photo...02920/ph-5.jpg
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photo...00108/ph-1.jpg


Zanzibar and Arabia ??
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photo...01485/ph-1.jpg

http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photo...00093/ph-2.jpg

or maybe I am splitting hairs

Then there is the short sword sometimes called a wedding nimcha
http://therionarms.com/sold/ttoy100.JPG

And I have mentioned it here before but in the collection of pirate artifacts displayed at a resturant in Charleston SC called "Queen Anne's Revenge" there is a sword with a hilt and quillions of a Nimcha and the blade of a Takouba

Originally Posted by Battara

I and you should see Rsword's nimcha - that is the best I have ever seen or heard of.....

He does get some amazing swords. Its enough to make me jealouse ~lol~