Arabian swords

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Steve

Michael and Ibrahiim,
These photos and catalogue description ( which I finally retrieved from my i-phone) may be interesting to you. The sword is in the Wallace collection, London.
Steve

Such a good picture I didnt fully hoist in the writing under... Yes I see it has the running wolf blade mark. Thanks Steve On the subject of pommel hole on the Omani Kattara; no one has yet come up with any proof(I must have asked 20 people by now) but I can confirm that the pommel tang and blade all start life together so the idea of tightening the pommel with some sort of tool although it makes sense doesnt hold as its all one piece. Swords appear to be made with a hole in the pommel because thats what swords were made with before..therefor it is immortalised !!! The question is still unanswered.