Recently made Omani Kattara / Saif

[Iain]

Originally Posted by katana

Hi Iain,
thanks for the input, I was thinking of a 'supply' in modern times, say the last 2 or 3 decades .... it was just a thought, as the blade on this Saif seems an anomaly ie not usual for a dance blade.

All the best
David

Aha I see what you mean now. In that case, I'd say even more unlikely as there is quite a nice cottage industry still turning out takouba blades. I don't think there's a market to justify the expense of importing them in modern times.