Tuareg Dagger-Swords + cabalistic engravings

francantolin · 5th May 2019, 06:34 PM

Hello and thank you for all these specific and detailed informations,

Sorry for the misunderstanding about ''cabalistic'',
''Fake friend'' : in french it means esoteric, talismanic, occult and is not directly associated with the hebrew Kabala ( in etymology sure !!!)

Even if the snake representing the staff of Moses is close

Thank you Jim for share all these precious infos !!!!

I really admire the precision and fantasy of north african craftsmen in edged weapon,
they are not greedy with metals-silver:
the koummya per example weighs more than 2,6 pounds !!
( with this weight, sure more a decorative piece than for real use !! )

Kind regards

Iain · 6th May 2019, 09:03 AM

The longer piece has a cut down European blade. It's a form I've seen several times. The exact same blade can be seen here: http://takouba.org/catalog/index.php...ers/takouba-05

francantolin · 6th May 2019, 06:25 PM

Hello,

Thank you Iain !

When I saw the blade, I first I thought about a Qama blade,
but it can be an old European blade,
it seems old and the ''quality'' has no comparison with the other bigger tuareg sword per example, sharp edge and quite flexible.

5th May 2019, 06:34 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 920	Hello and thank you for all these specific and detailed informations, Sorry for the misunderstanding about ''cabalistic'', ''Fake friend'' : in french it means esoteric, talismanic, occult and is not directly associated with the hebrew Kabala ( in etymology sure !!!) Even if the snake representing the staff of Moses is close Thank you Jim for share all these precious infos !!!! I really admire the precision and fantasy of north african craftsmen in edged weapon, they are not greedy with metals-silver: the koummya per example weighs more than 2,6 pounds !! ( with this weight, sure more a decorative piece than for real use !! ) Kind regards

6th May 2019, 09:03 AM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	The longer piece has a cut down European blade. It's a form I've seen several times. The exact same blade can be seen here: http://takouba.org/catalog/index.php...ers/takouba-05

6th May 2019, 06:25 PM	#3
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 920	Hello, Thank you Iain ! When I saw the blade, I first I thought about a Qama blade, but it can be an old European blade, it seems old and the ''quality'' has no comparison with the other bigger tuareg sword per example, sharp edge and quite flexible.