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TVV · 31st December 2012, 07:13 AM

Are we 100% sure that those crude hilts with ringed crossguards are Bedouin, and not say, a Yemeni interpretation of the Zanzibari guard for example? Has someone with local knowledge been able to confirm the Bedouin attribution?
Regards,
Teodor

31st December 2012, 07:13 AM	#3
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	Are we 100% sure that those crude hilts with ringed crossguards are Bedouin, and not say, a Yemeni interpretation of the Zanzibari guard for example? Has someone with local knowledge been able to confirm the Bedouin attribution? Regards, Teodor