Oman, Morocco or Zanzibar? - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

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Oman, Morocco or Zanzibar?

4th August 2011, 08:45 AM

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tom hyle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

I agree with Lofty.....Moroccan hilt style. The "Zanzibari" style has a D shaped "guard" at the extremity of the quillons.

Known in Latin as an annoe (spellings various) or ring.
These are not universal to the Eastern type, but occasional to it.
IMHO much more diagnostic is the shape of the quillion block and of the quillons themselves.

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