Moroccan Nimcha Saber With Nasrid Blade - Morocco, 17th-18th Century And Earlier Blade

Moroccan Nimcha Saber with Nasrid Blade - Morocco, 17th-18th century and earlier blade Interesting blade, particularly old, engraved on both sides with thuluth calligraphy, arabesques and interlacing (wear and erasure). Blade remounted in the 17th or 18th century on a bovine horn handle (contemporary restoration with resin) decorated at the pommel with bovine horn plates of a different color. Shortened blade and beveled tip in the Moroccan fashion. The handle is characteristic of the short nimcha sabers used by the Barbary pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries. The blade was probably shortened for maritime use. According to the Tultuh calligraphy and the style of the arabesques, this blade probably dates back to the Nasrid period (13th-15th century). However, a Mamluk origin, from the same period is also possible. Length 80cm Blade length 67cm Weight 777gr