A Khyber Knife, a Nimcha, and?

Emanuel · 3rd August 2005, 08:54 PM

Hello to all,
This ebay auction
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...ADME:B:EF:CA:1
ended recently, and as I watched the heated bidding battle unfold, I kept trying to understand the nature and worth of these swords. Two of them seemed obvious enougth. The top sword however remains a mistery to me. The guard recalls an African Baule sword, while the blade is European. I haven't found anything like it in Stone or anywhere else. The middle nimcha on the other is also really strange. Seems Moroccan, but the guard is curved instead of straight and the quillons don't seem right. Any thoughts?

3rd August 2005, 08:54 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	A Khyber Knife, a Nimcha, and? Hello to all, This ebay auction http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...ADME:B:EF:CA:1 ended recently, and as I watched the heated bidding battle unfold, I kept trying to understand the nature and worth of these swords. Two of them seemed obvious enougth. The top sword however remains a mistery to me. The guard recalls an African Baule sword, while the blade is European. I haven't found anything like it in Stone or anywhere else. The middle nimcha on the other is also really strange. Seems Moroccan, but the guard is curved instead of straight and the quillons don't seem right. Any thoughts? Attached Images