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Originally Posted by Kubur
It's exactly what I think, thanks Iain. These swords have a common ancestor, maybe Mamluk, maybe older... And yes we don't have the scabbards...
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This isn't to say that there can't be an Omani connection, but, I think there isn't a preponderance of evidence to suggest this is the case beyond a superficial visual similarity.
However, that's not a bad starting point and is much the same as where I started years ago with takouba. The trick is then to support that with as much evidence as possible to show how the
visual similarities could have come about. At the moment I would be the first to say there
is a visual similarity, but I remain unconvinced as to
why.
The Mamluk comment was made only in regard to kaskara, where there is a demonstrable link.