Arabic....North African curved dagger...comments / help

ErnestoJuan · 9th June 2006, 10:40 PM

Dear Manolo,

A very nice 19th century shula you have there. I have one that is quite similar. With regards to these so called " ceremonial nimcha's" , I think that the blade of the 20th century shula really come close, not the 19th century variant.

I agree with you that the origin of the "ceremonial nimchas" is tough to pinpoint. Like you, I do not believe that they are tourist items. Who knows, maybe your planned trip will shine a light on this issue. Oh, and bring me back some rhino hilted koummya's will you ?

Attached are pictures of a 20th century shula I have. Again, I still do not have the time to take proper pictures etc of my collection due to private matters.

However, within the very near future I intend to post lots of pics of my north african collection.

Well, here are the pictures:

9th June 2006, 10:40 PM	#18
ErnestoJuan Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europa Posts: 60	Dear Manolo, A very nice 19th century shula you have there. I have one that is quite similar. With regards to these so called " ceremonial nimcha's" , I think that the blade of the 20th century shula really come close, not the 19th century variant. I agree with you that the origin of the "ceremonial nimchas" is tough to pinpoint. Like you, I do not believe that they are tourist items. Who knows, maybe your planned trip will shine a light on this issue. Oh, and bring me back some rhino hilted koummya's will you ? Attached are pictures of a 20th century shula I have. Again, I still do not have the time to take proper pictures etc of my collection due to private matters. However, within the very near future I intend to post lots of pics of my north african collection. Well, here are the pictures: Attached Images