In ’The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Knives and Bayonets’, one is shown on page 232, it is dated 17th century. This one is decorated in gold, which is rather unusual, and the author suggests that the decoration may have been added later, as all the others are without any decoration, other than chiselled work, mostly of a very high quality.
In 'The Arts of the Muslim Knight', another one is shown on page 214. It’s the same age as the one on page 212.
The blades can be narrow or broad, with two fullers or more, and sometimes with none, but the blade form and the hilt are very easy to spot.
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