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Originally Posted by Kubur
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Both of these are described as potentially being from North Africa, possibly Algeria, only one states the reasoning behind this attribution (the lobed pommel). What exactly makes a weapon "Algerian"?
An attractive Ottoman shamshir sword probably from Algeria or North Africa.
http://www.ashokaarts.com/shop/ottom...a-north-africa
This rare form of Yataghan, with the lobed pommel is usually attributed as North African, probably Algeria.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5582