Hi,
There were "a few" threads on koummyias and another Maghreb short cold weapons in this forum already. Let me recall this one:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=koummya
Jim put very important question (from my point of view) that time: "If there were any references which might address these which might note regional or tribal characteristics". I would be very interested in anthology on Koummiyas with tribal and place allocations etc. Many descriptions inform just about what we can simply see - kind of material used, description of the shape of pommel or handle, measurements, and dated ... often within the range of a century.
(BTW, if speaking about the quality of the blade and the age of this weapon: When I bought the forth piece from the left side /in my entry to a.m. thread - massive sheath body made of silver alloy and fully covered with small floral motives/, the wendor told me it was completely new made. But the quality of this new blade is much better than the quality of the blade of another koummiya - third from the left, which is definitely much more older ...)
Regards,
Martin