A little Sahel/Maghreb panoply...

Iain · 23rd November 2013, 01:25 PM

Just another one that came in the post yesterday.

Photos aren't all that great, wife took the good camera out for the day and I was stuck using my mobile phone.

The blade on this one is a rather poor local one. Not a particularly convincing combat weapon, but the hilt is very nice. The grip is unusually a wood core and the pommel is exceptionally large.

Typical rustic imitations of the half moon marks and narrow little decorative fullers. There's a bit of flex to the blade, but it seems to be a local iron product and is not very sharp.

23rd November 2013, 01:25 PM	#15
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	Just another one that came in the post yesterday. Photos aren't all that great, wife took the good camera out for the day and I was stuck using my mobile phone. The blade on this one is a rather poor local one. Not a particularly convincing combat weapon, but the hilt is very nice. The grip is unusually a wood core and the pommel is exceptionally large. Typical rustic imitations of the half moon marks and narrow little decorative fullers. There's a bit of flex to the blade, but it seems to be a local iron product and is not very sharp. Attached Images