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15th September 2010, 08:43 PM
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Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG)
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Hi "ericlaude"
it looks like the assembly of three elements  indeed, an air of a little of everything ...  ; "nimcha" for the hilt, "shamshir" for the guard (reduced) funny à + Dom |
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16th September 2010, 12:12 PM
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yes kaskara, a metal part of the blade crosses the handle
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16th September 2010, 01:53 PM
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The blade is European, from ca.1790 onwards. Someone had painted it black, to hide the corrosion, and to make it look old.
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18th September 2010, 12:18 PM
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I think it could be a Zanzibari sub-form.
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