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Hello,
I get this old nimcha sword, Bad conditions, old (?) repairs on the hilt, I don't know if it's wood or horn made ( have to warm a needle...). I don't know if the blade is european, nothing extraordinary I think, but does anybody know the marks on the blade ? a moroccan recent stamp for make the sword more antique ? |
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the complete sword...
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For the handle,
Old or recent repairs ? Thank you |
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Ok ! Thanks,
I'll make it and post it tomorrow ! ( Daylight will be better !) |
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From what I can tell, the hilt looks like wood and the hilt plates look like either copper or brass. The mark sortive looks like a running fox. If it is, then the blade was made in Solingen, Germany (if my memory is correct).
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Hello,Thank you Battara !
Yes I think ![]() ( Just one small light brown piece of the hilt near the copper repair made me think of horn...) For the blade marks-stamps, there is six times ''three points making a triangle'', I saw it on indo persian blades but I don't know for these... Kind regards |
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Here the handle and the upper view of the blade,
An heavy blade, 34 inches long |
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A site talking about indian swords:
The blade appears to be a native pattern welded blade with rubbed 'eyelash' quality markings. These markings are finished with rubbed groups of three dots to each end and 7cms from the centre of this grouping are found clear groupings of three dots - a common theme on many Indian blades. |
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Solingen had a running wolf, but it does not matter if it looks like a fox or a wolf. The point is, that this, and many other European marks, were copied in India - with arms and legs as we say in Denmark - meaning a lot.
The blade is, unfortunately, scratched quite a lot, so the pattern is not clear, but the repeated three dots marks, makes me think it could be an Indian trade blade. The dots representing the three main gods in India. |
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