4th August 2017, 02:32 PM | #23 | |
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Ah such a pity ... and was why I asked...Perhaps this has been clarified already?... seeing that there was a huge time lapse. His description is certainly of the Moroccan form..He wrote ; Quote" Besides, I've seen at least one exemplar of "Zanzibar", with stems (in Spanish they are called pitones) in the hilt and a short(ish), wide, cutting blade, with traces of etched designs and inscriptions in Arabic, but with a koftgari and enamel decoration typical of North African late exemplars."Unquote. In another thread I have just considered the difference in Knuckleguards on these two styles concluding at http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21833 both the reason for the variance and the conclusion placing the Moroccan position as clearly the instigator of the basic design of the hilt. |
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