A Short Omani Saif

Kubur · 18th March 2018, 08:18 AM

Hi my friend

Good catch and very similar to this one
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=kattara
Your scabbard looks very East African to me.
Should be an Omani sword from Zanzibar...

Kubur

TVV · 19th March 2018, 12:43 AM

Thank you Kubur,

I would be very happy with an East African attribution, and it very well may be from the Omani holdings along the Swahili coast. When I put it next to my other swords from the same area, the blade in this shorter version is almost the same length on my saif Yamani, so maybe the owner wanted a weapon with dimensions close to the older form.

Teodor

ariel · 19th March 2018, 02:20 AM

Nice family portrait!

:-)))

19th March 2018, 12:43 AM	#2
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	Thank you Kubur, I would be very happy with an East African attribution, and it very well may be from the Omani holdings along the Swahili coast. When I put it next to my other swords from the same area, the blade in this shorter version is almost the same length on my saif Yamani, so maybe the owner wanted a weapon with dimensions close to the older form. Teodor Attached Images

18th March 2018, 08:18 AM	#1
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Hi my friend Good catch and very similar to this one http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=kattara Your scabbard looks very East African to me. Should be an Omani sword from Zanzibar... Kubur

19th March 2018, 02:20 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Nice family portrait! :-)))