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>>1844 Moroccan ghazi
>>>saber
Subject: غازى ġāzī desert raider
Culture: Moroccan  
Setting: French/Spanish/civil wars, Morocco 1844-1912
Object: nimsha saber








* Musée de Marrakech
"Epée  Nord du Maroc"


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"Epée  Début 19ème siècle  Argent et cuivre"





* USS Constitution
"Tunisian Scimitar, c1800 ...
Barbary swords had distinctive curved blades, which were later copied in some American cutlasses including those used by the U.S. Marines."


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​Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Sword (nimsha)  Moroccan, dated 1835/6 (1251 AH)  The nimsha is characterised by its horn hilt with double, 
forward-curving quillons.  This is an elaborate presentation example, with enamelled silver scabbard fittings and lavishly gilded blade."