Moroccan sa'if help please

Jim McDougall · 23rd March 2009, 04:45 PM

Hello David, and I'd like to welcome you aboard!!!!
Very interesting Moroccan sa'if (also of course commonly termed nimcha in our collecting parlance), especially for the unusually placed cartouche in Arabic on the blade.
These sabres were widely used in Maghrebi coastal regions from Morocco to Algiers, and it seems typically used European trade blades. It is most unusual to see a blade of this type and marked with this type of inscription in cartouche.

I am hoping our Arabic linquists will help!!

Thank you for posting this David......these sabres are extremely appealing, and this one unusual with the blade marking.

All very best regards,
Jim

23rd March 2009, 04:45 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,281	Hello David, and I'd like to welcome you aboard!!!! Very interesting Moroccan sa'if (also of course commonly termed nimcha in our collecting parlance), especially for the unusually placed cartouche in Arabic on the blade. These sabres were widely used in Maghrebi coastal regions from Morocco to Algiers, and it seems typically used European trade blades. It is most unusual to see a blade of this type and marked with this type of inscription in cartouche. I am hoping our Arabic linquists will help!! Thank you for posting this David......these sabres are extremely appealing, and this one unusual with the blade marking. All very best regards, Jim