Is this a common Arab Saif ?

kahnjar1 · 19th March 2018, 08:30 PM

Very nice sword Fernando. I always wanted one of these when I was collecting Omani stuff.
Stu

Kubur · 19th March 2018, 08:49 PM

Fernando you're a lucky man, this sword is superb.
Teodor is right and provided the good references.
But I don't think that these swords are from India but from Yemen.
They might have been used in India but not produced in India...
Fernando are you sure that you didn't buy the one from the Royal armouries?
Its almost the same and dated from 1771-1799...

TVV · 20th March 2018, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Very nice sword Teodor. I always wanted one of these when I was collecting Omani stuff.
Stu

Stu, congratulations should go to Fernando, not me. I have one of these, but it is significantly inferior and does not belong in this thread with Fernando's excellent example.
Teodor

ariel · 20th March 2018, 01:22 AM

Anything belongs here!

There was a wide range of the “ luxuriousness” and this one indeed belongs to the upper 10%.

But IMHO we should all be enriched by seeing the whole gamut.

I have one from the same family, but it is too late to photograph it. Later, OK?

kahnjar1 · 20th March 2018, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TVV

Stu, congratulations should go to Fernando, not me. I have one of these, but it is significantly inferior and does not belong in this thread with Fernando's excellent example.
Teodor

Sorry Teodor. You are of course correct. Just old age creeping up and the brain goes sideways as a result. I have corrected my previous post.
So you have one of these also?......................

TVV · 20th March 2018, 05:29 AM

OK then, here is my rather mundane example.

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kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,786	Very nice sword Fernando. I always wanted one of these when I was collecting Omani stuff. Stu Last edited by kahnjar1; 20th March 2018 at 02:13 AM.

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Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Fernando you're a lucky man, this sword is superb. Teodor is right and provided the good references. But I don't think that these swords are from India but from Yemen. They might have been used in India but not produced in India... Fernando are you sure that you didn't buy the one from the Royal armouries? Its almost the same and dated from 1771-1799... Attached Images

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TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	OK then, here is my rather mundane example. Attached Images

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ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Anything belongs here! There was a wide range of the “ luxuriousness” and this one indeed belongs to the upper 10%. But IMHO we should all be enriched by seeing the whole gamut. I have one from the same family, but it is too late to photograph it. Later, OK?