Two men and an eagle

[Yannis]

Can someone recognize these gentlemen or guess what they are doing on a typical koummya blade? A mark of quality or something more interesting?

How about this eagle that appeared to be an old fingerprint before etching?

I enjoy etching old blades :D

[Andrew]

Interesting! Could you show us photos of the entire weapon?

The eagle looks American or, perhaps Mexican. Is there anything grasped in its talons?

[Yannis]

Andrew

Nothing in its talons. The eagle is ready to catch something. Maybe he does it in the next blade. :rolleyes:

Nothing special about the weapon. An old Moroccan koummya 45cm long, with a very good blade 25cm. It was rusty when I got it. Scabbard and hilt made with brass and silver.

I wonder why someone etched all these.

[wolviex]

Marks and Engels!!! :D

Sorry, just joking - a little memento of the history of my country.

[Rivkin]

The guy looks to me as Napoleon the Third. The eagle reminds me of something, but I can't quite remember...

[Yannis]

Rirvin, bravo!
The left face looks like Napoleon III, indeed. But the nose of the man in the right is not so "french" :)

Also Moroco was occupied by France and Spain in 1902. Napoleon III had died in 1873. :confused:

[tom hyle]

vinegar brought these pictures up? I ask for a practical reason; I have an old Persian(?) spear with faint old etching, about 50% visible on one side, but only about 5% on the other. The surfaces are fairly smooth and nice; not very seriously rusted; just worn/polished off over the years, I guess.
It looks like European frisket etching? The blade does look European, too, but remember where Mooroco is; I've found Euroisms in Moorish work, and it's not surprising. This is somewhat similar to a khoumiya I have; anyone have comment on age/tribe/region?

[Rather]

If the eagle is Mexican, the guy might be Ferdinand Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico (1832 - 1867) ... they all looked a litel bit alike in those days....