Origins of the Mandinka saber

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 8th October 2016, 10:18 PM

It seems to me that Mendinka is the perfect descriptive term for this form which is completely different including the huge paddle style to the very ornate scabbard with tooled leather and decorated flaps in squared geometric design arrangements hung as tassles...with a crude baldric arrangement crafted from leather plaited strands with miniature shields at the points where the sword is hung. The hilt is unique with a rounded brass pommel .. again uniquely tribal and very much the Mendinka mark.

p.s. A good deal of work went into the discussion on Haladie at http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=57877

8th October 2016, 10:18 PM	#8
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	It seems to me that Mendinka is the perfect descriptive term for this form which is completely different including the huge paddle style to the very ornate scabbard with tooled leather and decorated flaps in squared geometric design arrangements hung as tassles...with a crude baldric arrangement crafted from leather plaited strands with miniature shields at the points where the sword is hung. The hilt is unique with a rounded brass pommel .. again uniquely tribal and very much the Mendinka mark. p.s. A good deal of work went into the discussion on Haladie at http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=57877 Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 8th October 2016 at 10:38 PM.

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