Stephen,
Great photographs from the article. Wonder if/how the Port Sudan sword smith's work is different from the smiths in Kassala. Nice full fullered swords in the smiths hand. Also, one photo looked like there were some cross guards for sale separate from swords. Wonder if the article is a relatively current date. By the way I found the article:
http://www.ssig.gov.my/wp-content/up...ng-from-Hi.pdf
Ed