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ariel · 1st May 2010, 01:43 AM

Looks shortish to me. And suspiciously like a naval cutlass. North African Nimchas had similar blades. And the down-turned quillons seem to fit with this attribution.

Here are 2 Ottoman nimchas

1st May 2010, 01:43 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Looks shortish to me. And suspiciously like a naval cutlass. North African Nimchas had similar blades. And the down-turned quillons seem to fit with this attribution. Here are 2 Ottoman nimchas Attached Images Last edited by ariel; 1st May 2010 at 07:25 PM.