marocan nimcha

weapons 27 · 27th August 2012, 05:26 PM

can identify you the engravings on the blade

thank

Jim McDougall · 27th August 2012, 05:51 PM

This is a Moroccan sa'if, though the collectors term 'nimcha' has been popularized for quite some time, despite being a misnomer. The blade markings are simply occult symbols considered to imbue talismanic properties in the blade and actually quite standard on German and East European blades in the latter half of 18th century. The hilting is also relatively typical for Maghreb swords well into and through the 19th c.

Perhaps you may have noticed the threads concurrently running on Arabian sa'if in which this range of swords is being discussed, also the search function will reveal many examples of these.

Nice markings!!!

weapons 27 · 27th August 2012, 05:59 PM

ok
thank jim

Jim McDougall · 27th August 2012, 08:19 PM

You are very welcome, my pleasure

Battara · 28th August 2012, 12:02 AM

The hilt looks like rhino horn. The silver mounts need a little cleaning. Nice piece.

27th August 2012, 05:26 PM	#1
weapons 27 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 462	marocan nimcha can identify you the engravings on the blade thank Attached Images

27th August 2012, 05:51 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,738	This is a Moroccan sa'if, though the collectors term 'nimcha' has been popularized for quite some time, despite being a misnomer. The blade markings are simply occult symbols considered to imbue talismanic properties in the blade and actually quite standard on German and East European blades in the latter half of 18th century. The hilting is also relatively typical for Maghreb swords well into and through the 19th c. Perhaps you may have noticed the threads concurrently running on Arabian sa'if in which this range of swords is being discussed, also the search function will reveal many examples of these. Nice markings!!!

27th August 2012, 05:59 PM	#3
weapons 27 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 462	ok thank jim

27th August 2012, 08:19 PM	#4
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,738	You are very welcome, my pleasure

28th August 2012, 12:02 AM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	The hilt looks like rhino horn. The silver mounts need a little cleaning. Nice piece.