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Old 11th July 2010, 09:11 PM   #1
Pcosta
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Default Real or Reproduction: Help with a Moro Nimcha

Dear forum members,

My parents recently downsized and for a lack of a better term stuck me with all their old
crap. In going through all their crap I came across
my father's sword. The back story is on a trip to Morocco in the early-mid 1960s, he purchased the sword from
a market. Having done some research with help of your forum and several others I have been able to identify it as
a Nimcha sword. I am turning to this forum for help because the Robert Elgood books suggested
by other forums as a good resource to use in identifying Middle Eastern swords have been unable to
help me learn more about this sword.
The sword is non-decorative and has no coins embedded either on the scabbard or sword itself.
The entire piece seems rather plain. The scabbard seems to be wood with leather wrapped around it
and what appears to tin reinforcements at the tip, middle and end of the scabbard. The tin appears
to have scored in a decorative fashion. Inside the scabbard appears to be a leather sheath.
The sword itself does not appear to be flimsy, however, I think the sword has broken one of the
"fingers" (for lack of a better term) that jut out from the hilt as Nimcha swords from previous descriptions have 3 "fingers".
Inscribed on the sword blade is ++NDNDN++ and a semi-circle jagged (markers?) identification mark.
The inscription and mark are on both sides of the blade.

Pictures
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/DSCN1507.jpg
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/DSCN1506.jpg
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/DSCN1505.jpg
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/DSCN1504.jpg
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/DSCN1507.jpg

Close-up of markers identification mark (as best as my camera can allow):
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/DSCN1540.jpg
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/DSCN1539.jpg

I am interesting in knowing whether or not this sword is a tourist-piece or a non-tourist piece. If it is a non-tourist piece I am interested in knowing more about it like, who would've used it and for what purpose and, perhaps, an approximate date.

I'd appreciate any help given.
--Patrick Costa
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