Devadatta
3rd July 2010, 11:22 AM
Hello gentlemen,
Some time ago a friend of mine went to Morocco and brought me a dagger from there as a gift. It's obviously a bazaar piece, but it doesn't look like neither classical moroccan koummaya, nor arabian jambiya, since it combines some elements from both daggers. It has a hanger in moroccan manner, while other details remind of Arabian peninsula daggers.
I just wonder if it's a 100% fantasy - or, maybe it had a real historical prototype of which I don't know? Enjoy photos...
http://s45.radikal.ru/i107/1007/0a/364b30c575f5.jpg
http://s005.radikal.ru/i212/1007/07/839fb8c8077c.jpg
The blade however is of a good quality and pretty thick
http://s59.radikal.ru/i165/1007/5a/af0443c52698.jpg
And fixed with pieces of wood
http://s51.radikal.ru/i133/1007/1d/fdca58f3e3b8.jpg
Scabbard has some plactic inlay inside
http://s39.radikal.ru/i084/1007/73/ad39c744e196.jpg
And the back side
http://s46.radikal.ru/i111/1007/db/4d9890065579.jpg
http://s56.radikal.ru/i151/1007/03/88326a363090.jpg
Some time ago a friend of mine went to Morocco and brought me a dagger from there as a gift. It's obviously a bazaar piece, but it doesn't look like neither classical moroccan koummaya, nor arabian jambiya, since it combines some elements from both daggers. It has a hanger in moroccan manner, while other details remind of Arabian peninsula daggers.
I just wonder if it's a 100% fantasy - or, maybe it had a real historical prototype of which I don't know? Enjoy photos...
http://s45.radikal.ru/i107/1007/0a/364b30c575f5.jpg
http://s005.radikal.ru/i212/1007/07/839fb8c8077c.jpg
The blade however is of a good quality and pretty thick
http://s59.radikal.ru/i165/1007/5a/af0443c52698.jpg
And fixed with pieces of wood
http://s51.radikal.ru/i133/1007/1d/fdca58f3e3b8.jpg
Scabbard has some plactic inlay inside
http://s39.radikal.ru/i084/1007/73/ad39c744e196.jpg
And the back side
http://s46.radikal.ru/i111/1007/db/4d9890065579.jpg
http://s56.radikal.ru/i151/1007/03/88326a363090.jpg