Hi Kurt,
difficult to say something on the blade as details are missing and the image does not help much. The shape could be from 17 to 19°.
Of course, Moroccan Jews also knew the work of niello. But here they seem to have used a more traditional technique in Morocco. Either a silver plate is engraved with patterns, either 2 silver plates are welded together. The top plate is first cut with patterns and then plated (soldered) on a silver plate as a support. This creates a relief that highlighted by shading the visible parts of the support plate. This work is often seen on Koumiya.
See U.
Louis-Pierre
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