MOROCCAN? KOUMMIYA WITH SERIAL NUMBER ON BLADE

Marc · 15th November 2006, 09:07 AM

They do indeed seem reworked military sword blades. There's some Spanish patterns (end 19th and 20th c. , and quite a likely source for such blades for scrap) with these characteristic double fullers in the ricasso area, although the numbering strikes me as a bit odd. But I have to check some sources before speculating further.
In any event, if they're indeed salvaged sword blades, they've undoubtely been hot worked, given the curvature of these koummiyyas.
Nice exemplars.

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15th November 2006, 09:07 AM	#5
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	They do indeed seem reworked military sword blades. There's some Spanish patterns (end 19th and 20th c. , and quite a likely source for such blades for scrap) with these characteristic double fullers in the ricasso area, although the numbering strikes me as a bit odd. But I have to check some sources before speculating further. In any event, if they're indeed salvaged sword blades, they've undoubtely been hot worked, given the curvature of these koummiyyas. Nice exemplars.