Working Moroccan Nimcha with Interesting Script

drac2k · 7th March 2025, 07:09 PM

I just acquired this honest working nimcha(nothing fancy). It has a heavy 32.75" blade with either some type of script from an old European blade or more probably put on there by the sword maker to give the sabre a false enhanced value or possibly they could be armory marks.

Jim McDougall · 8th March 2025, 01:53 PM

Spurious Italian markings, the ones in fuller look like written backwards in the manner of German 'ANDREA FERARA' but cant see them clearly.

drac2k · 8th March 2025, 02:01 PM

Thanks Jim; do you think that the sword is early to mid 19th century?

7th March 2025, 07:09 PM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,250	Working Moroccan Nimcha with Interesting Script I just acquired this honest working nimcha(nothing fancy). It has a heavy 32.75" blade with either some type of script from an old European blade or more probably put on there by the sword maker to give the sabre a false enhanced value or possibly they could be armory marks. Attached Images

8th March 2025, 01:53 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,099	Spurious Italian markings, the ones in fuller look like written backwards in the manner of German 'ANDREA FERARA' but cant see them clearly.

8th March 2025, 02:01 PM	#3
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,250	Thanks Jim; do you think that the sword is early to mid 19th century?