Noth African sword

blue lander · 18th December 2013, 05:56 PM

One other thing - the hilt appears to be decorated on only one side. Here's two more pictures from the auction. It looks like the seller shipped it out yesterday so hopefully I'll have it in a week or two.

Iain · 18th December 2013, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by blue lander

One other thing - the hilt appears to be decorated on only one side. Here's two more pictures from the auction. It looks like the seller shipped it out yesterday so hopefully I'll have it in a week or two.

I'm not overly familiar with these coastal arms (Moroccan etc.) but in other forms it's not unusual to see a "face" side intended to be displayed outwards and a plain reverse side. Seems to be the case here.

Jim McDougall · 18th December 2013, 06:21 PM

We crossed posts Iain

18th December 2013, 05:56 PM	#1
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	One other thing - the hilt appears to be decorated on only one side. Here's two more pictures from the auction. It looks like the seller shipped it out yesterday so hopefully I'll have it in a week or two. Attached Images

18th December 2013, 06:21 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,454	We crossed posts Iain