THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MOROCCAN AND A ZANZIBARI NIMCHA.

werecow · 9th May 2022, 08:50 PM

I think that's actually the first nimcha/saif I've seen with a backsword blade! Very interesting. EDIT: Actually, there are a couple on the first pages of this very thread! My memory is not great. }|:oP

I've seen a few of the Manding swords with straight blades as well. Sometimes it's easy to get them confused, especially when they are not the kind with the bulbous scabbards. Case in point:

Contrast with:

Peter Hudson · 15th February 2024, 11:27 PM

And as a gentle bump to bring this thread into focuss with details being looked at in other related work including Nimcha, Moplah, Karabela Kasthane, etc etc...

9th May 2022, 08:50 PM	#1
werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 607	I think that's actually the first nimcha/saif I've seen with a backsword blade! Very interesting. EDIT: Actually, there are a couple on the first pages of this very thread! My memory is not great. }\|:oP I've seen a few of the Manding swords with straight blades as well. Sometimes it's easy to get them confused, especially when they are not the kind with the bulbous scabbards. Case in point: Contrast with: Last edited by werecow; 9th May 2022 at 09:02 PM.

15th February 2024, 11:27 PM	#2
Peter Hudson Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 320	Movement and influence of sword style across The Indian Ocean. And as a gentle bump to bring this thread into focuss with details being looked at in other related work including Nimcha, Moplah, Karabela Kasthane, etc etc... Last edited by Peter Hudson; 16th February 2024 at 12:08 AM.