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[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Salaams all~ The Dancing Sword . Given the same name Sayf as for all Omani straight swords but not in fact a weapon but a pageantry accoutrement. Not as rumoured a Trade blade but actually locally made in Oman... as it still is today. Date of origin as yet unknown however possibly 18th C or specifically at the time of the current dynastic accession. Blade length variable from a full 30 inch down to a short version 20 inches. Spatulate tipped, thin but broad flexi blade, on a long quillonless hilt with pommel, sometimes holed.

Regards Ibrahiim al Balooshi.