Identification for a friend

ariel · 1st May 2010, 02:43 AM

Looks shortish to me. And suspiciously like a naval cutlass. North African Nimchas had similar blades. And the down-turned quillons seem to fit with this attribution.

Here are 2 Ottoman nimchas

Tim Simmons · 1st May 2010, 08:35 PM

That snake sure looks like African work. Dahomey?

1st May 2010, 02:43 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Looks shortish to me. And suspiciously like a naval cutlass. North African Nimchas had similar blades. And the down-turned quillons seem to fit with this attribution. Here are 2 Ottoman nimchas Attached Images Last edited by ariel; 1st May 2010 at 08:25 PM.

1st May 2010, 08:35 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	That snake sure looks like African work. Dahomey?