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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Picked this up in the early 90's in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I was told it was circa 1950's. Camel bone handle and sheath. I have now treated it to stop the rust. The blade sits loose in the scabbard, but otherwise seems genuine. Comments, especially as to origin?
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND
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A Moroccan Koumyya dagger by the look of it . The scabbard end is more upturned than usual.
Regards Stu |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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I agree totally - Moroccan koumiya.
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Kuwait
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Yerr, Moroccan. Lots of them show up around the gulf and some inexperienced sellers cannot tell the difference between them and daggers/knives of the area. Some are just plain dishonest :-)
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#5 |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG)
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Hi Dave
Moroccan koumiya with a nice and fancy look, made recently for local tourist market ![]() beautiful object for decoration, after some effort to give to the blade an acceptable aspect ![]() best regards à + Dom |
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#6 |
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Thanks to all of you for your help on this. I guess it is my lesson learned.
Dave |
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