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Bling Short sword (infantry?) version. Possibly used by an elite Mahdist 'Officer' or 'Noble' who would wave it and extort his cannon fodder to charge the Brits in their quest for Paradise, while he stayed well back in order to have a chance of fleeing. Does yours stay bent after flexing?

'Springy' metal is a good thing. Really stiff usually means fracture if it snaps, Bendy, as in not returning to straight after flex, is not quite as bad, as you can field straighten it. Many European trade blades meant for combat are springy. Local made blades can be less so. 'Islamic' writings on blades in Arabic can be unintelligible gobbldy-gook, many were done by illiterate workers. Better ones have Koranic verses. Is yours sharp?

I have a similar short locally made version with crescent moon stamps sans script, iron guard, it is sharp and useable as a weapon. A favourite.