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Saif Nimcha Relic English Civil War Period Pirate Sword
eBay 6636818511
Saif Nimcha Relic English Civil War Period Pirate Sword http://tinyurl.com/ox4bq I don't know much of English history. When was their civil war. What a price! Am I missing something? |
What I see is very bad photos of a very rusty blade. How someone can tell about the origin of this blade? :confused:
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Hard to tell much about this piece ; the 'nimcha' style hilt had some popularity in England during this time ; one of the quillons is broken off .
Often nimcha or N.African swords utilised trade blades from Europe and England . http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~crossby/ECW/ Here is one fitted with an English backsword blade from around the turn of the 17thC. |
Ridiculous!!! and I will stand by that.
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Many ebay sellers write up rubbish description titles to get as many search hits as possible, this is one of them.
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This is apparently a morrocan nimcha. In "Islamic Swords and Swordsmiths", Dr.Yucel claims that morrocan sword blades were very wide and thin, and famous for their high quality steel throughout Dar-Al-Islam. This ebay piece seems to be very old, or at least has experienced bas storage conditions, perhaps this is a continuation of medieval tradition of wide, thin blades.
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Folks. English civil war, along with medieval swords are at the top of military antiquities for ordinary people, even that is a gross simplification and are just not sold like this. Well not in the UK.
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Well, if you take a look at the previous purchases in the high bidders feedback you will see that this high price was based upon the pirate sword attribution. Interesting.
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He must be under the impression that it is from the Barbery pirates/ white slavers, watch it!!! porn will come up. I suppose it is possible :rolleyes: .
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I followed this, and was puzzled by the claims of the seller. I requested more pictures............blurry.....very blurry. Could not believe the amount bid :eek: It seems there are more 'romantic fools' out there......so I'm not the only one :rolleyes: ....Sorry Jim.....WE'RE not the only ones :D :D
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But .......... What about this one Gentlemen ? Any comments ? BTW Katana , who's "Jim" ? :confused: Also I would advise you all to keep comments about the Seller to yourselves please . |
Jim McDougall, after a reply to a thread I posted.
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TODAYS PRICES ALL SEEM TOO HIGH TO ME IT IS AMAZING THE INCREASE IN PRICES ON MANY ITEMS IN THE LAST 3 TO 4 YEARS. THE ITEM COMES FROM A PART OF THE WORLD AND A TIME WHERE THERE ARE MANY POSSIBILITYS AND MOST WERE MENTIONED :D , THAT DOSEN'T MAKE THEM FALSE BUT IT ALSO DOES NOT MAKE THEM TRUE. THE THING THAT PUZZLES ME MOST ABOUT THIS ITEM IS THE PICTURES OF IT ARE VERY BAD BUT THE PICTURES OF THE TWO OTHER ITEMS UP FOR SALE ARE FAIRLY GOOD :confused:
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The winner recently paid GBP 99.99 for
"a beautiful handmade steel sabre used by sailors and pirates alike. The fistguard and pommel are made from brass and the handle is leather with brass wirework. The blade is made from 440 stainless steel " Compared to that the nimcha was a real bargain. |
Getting back to the swords ...
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Let's keep our focus on the swords, and not what may or may not have been in the minds of the seller and buyer, or who got the better end of the deal. Nice sword Rick. Strange guard. Hard to see how all of the fingers could grip the handle with that curious ring -- not that forefinger ring guards are all that unusual, but this one seems to get in the way of the second finger gripping the handle. Ian. |
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I agree the finger guard seems ill placed ; possibly it was bent at some point ; or the owner was missing a finger ;) . Jim McD. offered an origin for this piece which was not Venetian . |
Rick, your sword seems to have a European blade of some sort, shortened, and resharpened alot. Clearly a very old blade. What did Jim say about it?
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Hi Saqr , the 'Nimcha' or saif pictured in post number 3 is the example I own ; it is a English Backsword Blade from the late 16 - early to mid 1700s ; in its former incarnation it may have worn a Mortuary hilt or a Basket hilt of some kind .
The sword in post 11 is a picture of a sword that is not mine (unfortunately :( ) I put it up to further the discussion ; I was thinking that this might be one of the Moroccan blades you referred to . :) |
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