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Originally Posted by ariel
A new arrival. Typical South Arabian (Yemeni??) Saif with a Caucasian shashka blade. In the second half of the 19th century, Daghestan/Chechnya exported their blades far and wide and those became very popular in Arabia. One can still see the "Gurda" mark on the blade.
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Shame this post didnt get picked up. ARISE MY MINION!
Like these, I have one and hope to understand them more. They have a very Indian feeling to them... made for Yemenis maybe.