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A few weeks ago i bought this in a bundle with two aceh swords.
However, this one is clearly not from SEA ![]() It looks a lot like a koumiyya from north africa with a very long straight blade. Blade length is 42cm and overall length is 56cm -- almost a short sword. From what i recall these things are called "janwi" but i didn't find much information about them, except that a lot of them were made from european bayonet-blades. So i thought, i better ask here ![]() Best Regards, Thilo |
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Yes, classic example of a janwi or genoui, and quite a nice example at that! Too bad there is no scabbbard; the scabbards are often very attractive.
I am assuming from the pics that the hilt is wood and not rhino? Nice get! |
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Hi Charles,
Thank you! ![]() A search for "genoui" leads to a lot more information than a search for "janwi". Yes, a shame that the scabbard is lost but on the other hand the blade looks nice enough to make up for it. ![]() Quote:
And i also forgot to add: There is no makers mark and the steel does not appear to be wootz. Best Regards, Thilo |
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These blades are also commonly seen in (eastern) jambiya type hilts, and commonly attributed to Zanzibar
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Hi Tom,
Thanks for the pointers! It took a while, but i finally discovered a picture of such a weapon in this old archived thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000867.html Best Regards, Thilo |
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If you search the forum on sboula, you will find plenty of other examples of what is a Maghrebi weapon, wrongly attributed to Zanzibar in the past. Regards, Teodor |
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