A nimcha that was not.... :-)

[Jim McDougall]

Hi Ariel,
Thank you for posting these additional images, and that information. I was just reading another post by Vaho on his article on the Khevsurian 'dashna' and just now realized how closely some of these 'white magic' geometrics and images might be found in that context as well.
It seems in Askhabov ("Chechen Arms") some of these curious 'looped' corner devices are seen on some of the blades and I wonder if these could derive from the Hungarian blades which entered Caucasian areas.

In looking at this sabre in your original post it is tempting to note how closely the blades and sabres in Arabian context are to some of the Khevsurian sabres in thier rugged nature and the clearly established Hungarian denominator in blades, as well as perhaps some hilt features.
It is sometimes hard to imagine the complexity of trade and cultural diffusion between areas not typically thought of as directly connected.

All the best,
Jim