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ariel · 25th August 2017, 02:45 AM

As a matter of fact, the word "Aegypt" on the blade does not necessarily localize this saber to Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt controlled it between 1918 and 1967, and then it was captured by Israel in 1967 and went back to Egypt at the end of 1970s- early 1980s as a result of peace treaty.

But this saber is obviously much older ( I would not argue with the second half of 19th- century). However, up until 1918 Ottoman Empire owned everything from Suez all the way up north, towards Bedouin clans in the Galilee ( North Israel), as mentioned by broadaxe. Thus, an Egypt-made blade could have been used all over that area. Till 1967, Bedouins moved freely between the Egypt-controlled Sinai and Transjordan.

25th August 2017, 02:45 AM	#20
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	As a matter of fact, the word "Aegypt" on the blade does not necessarily localize this saber to Sinai Peninsula. Egypt controlled it between 1918 and 1967, and then it was captured by Israel in 1967 and went back to Egypt at the end of 1970s- early 1980s as a result of peace treaty. But this saber is obviously much older ( I would not argue with the second half of 19th- century). However, up until 1918 Ottoman Empire owned everything from Suez all the way up north, towards Bedouin clans in the Galilee ( North Israel), as mentioned by broadaxe. Thus, an Egypt-made blade could have been used all over that area. Till 1967, Bedouins moved freely between the Egypt-controlled Sinai and Transjordan.