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Old 6th August 2011, 04:50 PM   #1
mrwizard
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Default Is this a Janwi?

A few weeks ago i bought this in a bundle with two aceh swords.
However, this one is clearly not from SEA
It looks a lot like a koumiyya from north africa with a very long straight blade.
Blade length is 42cm and overall length is 56cm -- almost a short sword.

From what i recall these things are called "janwi" but i didn't find much information about them, except that a lot of them were made from european bayonet-blades. So i thought, i better ask here

Best Regards,
Thilo
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