Shula for comment

TVV · 23rd June 2007, 08:31 PM

I was able to get this shula from eBay - nobody else wanted it and bid on it, which was nice. I believe the pommel and guard were later additions to the hilt, but with them it does have some resemblence to the mysterious s'boula. In a commercial site which sells weapons, including some ethnographic ones, I found a picture of a man with what looks like a Moroccan musket and a s'boula. While I am not sure if this conclusively confirm that this sword is from Morocco as opposed to Zanzibar, it certainly points in the direction of the Maghreb.
Another interesting feature is the scabbard mouth, which is made from a fitted bayonet scabbard. The lower part of the scabbard core is wood.
All comments are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Teodor

23rd June 2007, 08:31 PM	#1
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,616	Shula for comment I was able to get this shula from eBay - nobody else wanted it and bid on it, which was nice. I believe the pommel and guard were later additions to the hilt, but with them it does have some resemblence to the mysterious s'boula. In a commercial site which sells weapons, including some ethnographic ones, I found a picture of a man with what looks like a Moroccan musket and a s'boula. While I am not sure if this conclusively confirm that this sword is from Morocco as opposed to Zanzibar, it certainly points in the direction of the Maghreb. Another interesting feature is the scabbard mouth, which is made from a fitted bayonet scabbard. The lower part of the scabbard core is wood. All comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Teodor Attached Images