Hi Jim,
You seem to agree with my thoughts at #2 above where I commented that I had not seen any CONCLUSIVE evidence that this hilt style was produced in Zanzibar. Also I agree that us collectors tend to like to put things on nice little boxes, but I suppose that if we talk about such things as "Zanzibari" hilts and "Wahabite" daggers then everyone else knows what the subject is, even if the terms used are perhaps way off beam.
I DO like the term "Arab" for these swords as that is what they actually are, rather than Moroccan or Magrebi. To me "Arab" means from the Arabian Peninsula rather that large part of North Africa, which is also inhabited by Arabian races.
Regards Stu
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