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

galvano · 9th June 2006, 11:00 PM

There is the Moroccan nimcha.
It is a long sword.
galvano

Emanuel · 9th June 2006, 11:07 PM

Yes Galvano, but that is for the hilt, and I was talking about the blade

The ceremonial nimchas are called that just because of the characteristic hilt I think, but the blade type is wholly different and it's only similar to the shula and flyssa (as far as I know, which is little).
I am planning a trip to Algeria in about a year or so, and I will definitely pass through Morocco and have a look at the many weapons they have...
Emanuel

-oh yes! there is the koummiya, but then the blade is quite different, is used differently and it doesn't bear incised decorations-

Flavio · 9th June 2006, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by galvano

There is the Moroccan nimcha.
It is a long sword.
galvano

A very nice nimcha, Galvano

ErnestoJuan · 9th June 2006, 11:40 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:

Emanuel · 10th June 2006, 12:20 AM

Hello ErnestoJuan

So it was you who got that interesting Shula!!

Thanks for specifying an age for it and for my own example -19th century sounds good. All of the shula I saw in books and on the internet looked closely like mine, so I did not know about their age.
I will definitely bring back as many goodies as I can, but that is in the far future, and after all, you're much closer to the source than I am.

Thank you for the pictures and I await the rest of your collection.
All the best,
Emanuel

9th June 2006, 11:00 PM	#1
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	hi all There is the Moroccan nimcha. It is a long sword. galvano Attached Images

9th June 2006, 11:07 PM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Always wanted one of those sabres...beautiful!! Yes Galvano, but that is for the hilt, and I was talking about the blade The ceremonial nimchas are called that just because of the characteristic hilt I think, but the blade type is wholly different and it's only similar to the shula and flyssa (as far as I know, which is little). I am planning a trip to Algeria in about a year or so, and I will definitely pass through Morocco and have a look at the many weapons they have... Emanuel -oh yes! there is the koummiya, but then the blade is quite different, is used differently and it doesn't bear incised decorations-

9th June 2006, 11:40 PM	#4
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

10th June 2006, 12:20 AM	#5
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hello ErnestoJuan So it was you who got that interesting Shula!! Thanks for specifying an age for it and for my own example -19th century sounds good. All of the shula I saw in books and on the internet looked closely like mine, so I did not know about their age. I will definitely bring back as many goodies as I can, but that is in the far future, and after all, you're much closer to the source than I am. Thank you for the pictures and I await the rest of your collection. All the best, Emanuel