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Old 18th April 2010, 06:14 PM   #1
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Default Bou Saa'da - last enter

Hi Gentlemen, to share with you

Bou Saada - Algeria (in arabic: بوسعادة) localised 245 km South to Algiers
It is also nicknamed "city of happiness" or "gate of the desert"
oasis is the closest to the Algerian coast.

Lying at the crossroads of major caravan routes of the Maghreb, linking the Zab at Mzab and Tell.

this knife is from the oasis of Bou Saada, obtained by grinding a file.
the ram's horn handle is assembled by ligation with thread of iron and brass wire.
scabbard of wood is covered with leather decorated with pyrography.
very classic belt knife from 19th

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