Bedouin? Saber

David R · 1st January 2022, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RobT

Kronckew,

Thanks a lot. Your blade is a close match to mine (albeit a good bit more upscale). From what I can see, your sheath is stitched like mine also. I find it rather odd that such disparate groups as Russians and Mediterranean/Africans could come up with a similar form of stitching.

Sincerely,
RobT

A common Muslim tradition??

RobT · 1st January 2022, 11:55 PM

David R,

A good point. I hadn't thought of a Moslem commonality but if it were true, why only two rather rather isolated instances instead of a broad swath across different Moslem cultures? One would expect some geographical and/or cultural links. Perhaps they are there but no one has seen fit to mention them explicitly as it pertains to this type of stitching.

Sincerely,
RobT

1st January 2022, 11:55 PM	#2
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 551	Hadn't Thought of That, but David R, A good point. I hadn't thought of a Moslem commonality but if it were true, why only two rather rather isolated instances instead of a broad swath across different Moslem cultures? One would expect some geographical and/or cultural links. Perhaps they are there but no one has seen fit to mention them explicitly as it pertains to this type of stitching. Sincerely, RobT