Now for that other sword, Nimcha?

Federico · 21st March 2005, 05:41 AM

Hello Tom, so were these traditionally nailed in place, or do you think (of course I am not being fair since I have showed pics of the nails) that it was done later in life?

As for the flex, there does seem to be some flex, but I havent had the heart to really give it a good flexing, so I cant tell if it is just incidental due to the length of the blade, or if it is trully spring tempered. Though overall, despite the thick spine, it is a very light blade, easily manipulated with one hand. The fuller lightens the feel by a whole lot. One thing that has amazed me by this piece, is how well executed the fuller is. Even with modern tools, such precise fullering is difficult.

tom hyle · 21st March 2005, 06:28 AM

I often feel there are pics I'm not getting; I have pics of the sword and its hilt; none of the nails. the nails are almost certainly an after-market tightening. Now, a tightening I've seen routinely on these is that one or both of the lagnets it hammered down to the blade, and I've also seen little flat discs of metal used as wedges in this region.

Emanuel · 26th July 2005, 03:06 PM

Hello,
I have a question regarding nimcha -saif- longswords. As I understand from the numerous threads on this forum and from other sites -blade.japet- the nimcha comes in the short jambiya style variety and the long curved or straight variety. The differences between moroccan nimcha and arab saif seem to be the type of guard. The moroccan places strong emphasis on the quillons with right-angle hand guard while the arab prefers simpler crescent guard and curved hand-guard and lion's head pommel. My question has to do specifically with the moroccan nimcha and the quillons. In all examples I've seen, there is one quillon on one side and two on the other. Are there any genuine exceptions to this? I have recently seen examples -moroccan from all signs- with only one quillon on each side of the guard. Is this of any significance?

Thank you,
Manolo

21st March 2005, 05:41 AM	#1
Federico Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA Posts: 312	Hello Tom, so were these traditionally nailed in place, or do you think (of course I am not being fair since I have showed pics of the nails) that it was done later in life? As for the flex, there does seem to be some flex, but I havent had the heart to really give it a good flexing, so I cant tell if it is just incidental due to the length of the blade, or if it is trully spring tempered. Though overall, despite the thick spine, it is a very light blade, easily manipulated with one hand. The fuller lightens the feel by a whole lot. One thing that has amazed me by this piece, is how well executed the fuller is. Even with modern tools, such precise fullering is difficult.

21st March 2005, 06:28 AM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	I often feel there are pics I'm not getting; I have pics of the sword and its hilt; none of the nails. the nails are almost certainly an after-market tightening. Now, a tightening I've seen routinely on these is that one or both of the lagnets it hammered down to the blade, and I've also seen little flat discs of metal used as wedges in this region.

26th July 2005, 03:06 PM	#3
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hello, I have a question regarding nimcha -saif- longswords. As I understand from the numerous threads on this forum and from other sites -blade.japet- the nimcha comes in the short jambiya style variety and the long curved or straight variety. The differences between moroccan nimcha and arab saif seem to be the type of guard. The moroccan places strong emphasis on the quillons with right-angle hand guard while the arab prefers simpler crescent guard and curved hand-guard and lion's head pommel. My question has to do specifically with the moroccan nimcha and the quillons. In all examples I've seen, there is one quillon on one side and two on the other. Are there any genuine exceptions to this? I have recently seen examples -moroccan from all signs- with only one quillon on each side of the guard. Is this of any significance? Thank you, Manolo