Saif, Moroccan saif, sife, nimcha, nimsha

Maurice · Yesterday, 08:20 AM

Hi,

A fine looking Nimcha (in my eyes, though it is not my field of collecting, so my knowledge of these is far less than some others here, like Jim).

Though I am intreged by the history of the Barbary coast 'pirates', I recently bought a rather similar Nimcha as yours. It has a different marking in the blade though.
When first handling it, I was surprised of it's length and weight. It has a great balance too!
Mine had an incredible patina of use, and I cleaned the dark blade superficially.
It aso has a native restore at the (bovine?) hilt.

I hope you don't mind me interfearing your thread, as that is not my intention. But because mine looks like a similar type as you have, I thought it would be ok to discuss both nimchas in one thread.

Regards,
Maurice

Yesterday, 08:20 AM	#5
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,453	Hi, A fine looking Nimcha (in my eyes, though it is not my field of collecting, so my knowledge of these is far less than some others here, like Jim). Though I am intreged by the history of the Barbary coast 'pirates', I recently bought a rather similar Nimcha as yours. It has a different marking in the blade though. When first handling it, I was surprised of it's length and weight. It has a great balance too! Mine had an incredible patina of use, and I cleaned the dark blade superficially. It aso has a native restore at the (bovine?) hilt. I hope you don't mind me interfearing your thread, as that is not my intention. But because mine looks like a similar type as you have, I thought it would be ok to discuss both nimchas in one thread. Regards, Maurice Attached Images