Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - nimcha and manding (?) sword...at Eurodisney

stephen wood · 16th February 2009, 08:13 AM

"...bizarre harlequin looking material covering the scabbard" appears to be wood inlaid with shell or bone

Thanks for your observations - no chance of me seeing the blades, unfortunately

I suppose the Nimcha is to France what the Tulwar is to the UK...

16th February 2009, 08:13 AM	#3
stephen wood Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 227	"...bizarre harlequin looking material covering the scabbard" appears to be wood inlaid with shell or bone Thanks for your observations - no chance of me seeing the blades, unfortunately I suppose the Nimcha is to France what the Tulwar is to the UK...