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kronckew · 23rd July 2017, 08:11 PM

...and thanks for posting my two in post 13, saves me the trouble. the curved one has a blade thickness very close to the straight one and is very sharp.

i'd say a 'flyssa' is any blade made and decorated in traditional tribal designs and materials by the ifllissen peoples of north west africa. normally charicterised by decorative brass covering on hilts and traditional geometric engravings and brass inlays on the blade, with distinctive and traditional geometric patterned carved wood scabbards.

grip, blade, scabbard. all iflissen = flyssa - whatever shape.
nimcha grip, blade, iflissen scabbard= nimcha with an iflissen scabbard
nimcha with an iflissan blade and generic european style scabbard is a nimcha with a flyssa blade.

and so on ad nauseum.

23rd July 2017, 08:11 PM	#18
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	...and thanks for posting my two in post 13, saves me the trouble. the curved one has a blade thickness very close to the straight one and is very sharp. i'd say a 'flyssa' is any blade made and decorated in traditional tribal designs and materials by the ifllissen peoples of north west africa. normally charicterised by decorative brass covering on hilts and traditional geometric engravings and brass inlays on the blade, with distinctive and traditional geometric patterned carved wood scabbards. grip, blade, scabbard. all iflissen = flyssa - whatever shape. nimcha grip, blade, iflissen scabbard= nimcha with an iflissen scabbard nimcha with an iflissan blade and generic european style scabbard is a nimcha with a flyssa blade. and so on ad nauseum. Last edited by kronckew; 23rd July 2017 at 08:26 PM.