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[Iain]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Salaams Iain ~ I am not convinced that 228 and 229 are European .On the contrary they are Omani and regtettably cant be proven as such as they dont have an Omani stamp. They simply follow the Sayf Yamaani style and as I have compared to the Abbasid earlier etc etc. Last week we had the copywright people in here and "lo and behold" Oman will stamp soon all Omani work from a date to be confirmed but that is hundreds of years too late years for this weapon and others though occasionally you get a signature. There is one sword with a circular stamp that I can't decipher and I thought the owner would have responded but to no avail. I believe the centre of manufacture was Nizwa and its nearby town of Izki offers some clues as posted previously.

#229, the triple fullered short blade... Doesn't look like any Omani blade I've seen before. If it was, it would be flat like all the other older saif blades...