Saudi Saifs

A.alnakkas · 17th October 2015, 05:10 PM

Its made by the same guy who made this one :-)

Lee · 17th October 2015, 07:50 PM

So many very nice old saifs. I am really enjoying this thread.

A.alnakkas · 17th October 2015, 08:03 PM

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So many very nice old saifs. I am really enjoying this thread.

The maker of those supposedly died either in the 60's or the 70's I am not sure. And not sure if he died of old age.

Miguel · 18th October 2015, 04:23 PM

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The maker of those supposedly died either in the 60's or the 70's I am not sure. And not sure if he died of old age.

Hi A. ainakkas,
Thank you for taking the time and for your info on my Saif. Is the maker the person you thought it may have been i.e. Sulaiman ibn Bani or is it someone else? I would love to Know.
Regards Miguel

A.alnakkas · 18th October 2015, 06:19 PM

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Hi A. ainakkas,
Thank you for taking the time and for your info on my Saif. Is the maker the person you thought it may have been i.e. Sulaiman ibn Bani or is it someone else? I would love to Know.
Regards Miguel

I think so, the craftsmanship is near identical to Sulaiman's work but without an inscription declaring it as his work, one cant be certain.

These are all hand crafted, unlike some later work shops that use some printing/pressed silver methods when making certain parts. Hopefully my research once published it will pinpoint the work of all identifiable swordmaker.

Miguel · 18th October 2015, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

I think so, the craftsmanship is near identical to Sulaiman's work but without an inscription declaring it as his work, one cant be certain.

These are all hand crafted, unlike some later work shops that use some printing/pressed silver methods when making certain parts. Hopefully my research once published it will pinpoint the work of all identifiable swordmaker.

Thanks once again for the information, your knowledge on this subject has made this thread so very interesting and for me personally very satisfying, I hope your research will be published pretty soon.
Best regards
Miguel

Richard G · 22nd October 2015, 09:51 PM

Hello Mr Alnakkas,
Is the name Mohammed bin Bani, in the 1920's, familiar to you? I think I have it on one of these saifs.
Regards
Richard

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Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 409	Hello Mr Alnakkas, Is the name Mohammed bin Bani, in the 1920's, familiar to you? I think I have it on one of these saifs. Regards Richard