Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - N African, NE African or Arabian saber???

broadaxe · 21st November 2011, 09:32 AM

Yes, very nice Sinai/Negev Bedouin saber. The black gum is a fixing resin used by most arab artisans for mounting blades, I believe it is terebinth mixed with other minerals.

21st November 2011, 09:32 AM	#16
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 334	Yes, very nice Sinai/Negev Bedouin saber. The black gum is a fixing resin used by most arab artisans for mounting blades, I believe it is terebinth mixed with other minerals.