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Old 26th December 2012, 08:34 PM   #3
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A new arrival. Typical South Arabian (Yemeni??) Saif with a Caucasian shashka blade. In the second half of the 19th century, Daghestan/Chechnya exported their blades far and wide and those became very popular in Arabia. One can still see the "Gurda" mark on the blade.
Shame this post didnt get picked up. ARISE MY MINION!

Like these, I have one and hope to understand them more. They have a very Indian feeling to them... made for Yemenis maybe.
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