London marks stamps

[Kubur]

Dear All,

I need some informations about the trade blades with stamps / marks from London.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1262&highlight=london

I found only this thread, but with no real useful information...

These blades seem popular in Morocco and associated with koummiya and nimcha...

Any idea, dating, references??

Thanks!!

Regards,
Kubur

[spiral]

Hi Kuber...

Id guess the one with the paddle boat steamer from this article.

linky (http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/koummya/)

Might be English? some machete had similar engraving.

This one is marked London...

linky (http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=2226)

& Heres a nice Sheffield one.

linky (http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=1761)

Id guess there many more from French & Spanish background though.

spiral

[Kubur]

Thanks Spiral

and this link also

http://www.kiefer.de/auktion_artikel_details.aspx?KatNr=5314&Auktion=79

I guess these koummiya are from the beginning of the 20th

[spiral]

Thanks Kuber, Id guess so as well. :shrug:

There no way this one was made in London... its a native copy marking.

spiral


http://www.kiefer.de/Abbildungen/79/79-5314-4.jpg