Many thanks, one and all, for checking them out for me. I'm sure you're all correct, just as I'd feared. Well, live and learn, I guess.
One reason may be that I stepped outside my usual area of study and collecting--that being the Berber Koummya of N. Africa. I've really been hitting the books on those, and can no longer afford the real ones I find on the various auction sites. Pity. Back when I was buying everything with a curvy scabbard and a (kind of) blade, I could afford them! LOL! More touristy stuff, I'm sure. Still, I did manage to collect a couple that I think are for real.
And thanks, Jim, for asking, in re, the above. I've been into koummyas for most of the last 2-3 years, have learned a lot, have bought very little. (The real ones are exhorbitant to say the least, and my wife thinks I've probably got enough for one lifetime).
Still, my thanks again to the board for taking the time to confirm my own suspicions. As I said, we live, we learn.
