On this question, it has always puzzled me why Moroccan weapons include such a large number of European blades, and also patterns that have been adapted from European designs (such as this one, potentially).
This includes, Nimchas etc, which are patently non-European forms, but so often have old European blades.
Why is this? Is this evidence of Moorish influence in Southern Europe, and subsequent European counter-influence in Africa?
Personally, I prefer artefacts that are not mixed and matched in this way. However, perhaps that approach is a bit puritanical.
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