Koummya with leather scabbard - need help to place this one!

kai · 9th September 2006, 01:11 AM

This seems to be a really weird Koummya and I would greatly appreciate any leads as to its possible origin!

The strong, handforged blade is well tempered and definitely a real fighter. I can't remember having seen this very beafy shape before but it's clearly a Koummya blade IMVHO... Thickness at the hilt is 4 mm an increases steadily to a maximum of 5.4 mm just before the outside edge starts! Length of blade is 25.3 cm (10") and maximum width 29 mm (1.14").

The hilt is 13.6 cm (5.4") long and quite plain compared to most Koummyas. Note the black and light horn scales though.

The scabbard is wood covered with tooled leather and fits tightly. Total length of the sheathed piece is 41 cm (16").

I obtained this nice piece from the same collection of a late Austrian ambassador in Morocco as the Koummya I'm currently offering (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=32508). Thus, Morocco (or possibly northwestern Africa) might be a likely origin despite me being unable to locate something similar in the literature...

Thanks for any help!

Regards,
Kai

(The following pics have a yellow hue - sorry, I messed up the white correction...

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9th September 2006, 01:11 AM	#1
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,218	Koummya with leather scabbard - need help to place this one! This seems to be a really weird Koummya and I would greatly appreciate any leads as to its possible origin! The strong, handforged blade is well tempered and definitely a real fighter. I can't remember having seen this very beafy shape before but it's clearly a Koummya blade IMVHO... Thickness at the hilt is 4 mm an increases steadily to a maximum of 5.4 mm just before the outside edge starts! Length of blade is 25.3 cm (10") and maximum width 29 mm (1.14"). The hilt is 13.6 cm (5.4") long and quite plain compared to most Koummyas. Note the black and light horn scales though. The scabbard is wood covered with tooled leather and fits tightly. Total length of the sheathed piece is 41 cm (16"). I obtained this nice piece from the same collection of a late Austrian ambassador in Morocco as the Koummya I'm currently offering (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=32508). Thus, Morocco (or possibly northwestern Africa) might be a likely origin despite me being unable to locate something similar in the literature... Thanks for any help! Regards, Kai (The following pics have a yellow hue - sorry, I messed up the white correction... ) Attached Images