Nimcha (Saber) with Scabbard, hilt and scabbard, late 17th or early 18th century; blade 16th or 17th century

---

Nimcha (Saber) with Scabbard, hilt and scabbard, late 17th or early 18th century; blade 16th or 17th century, hilt and scabbard, Algerian; blade, European, Steel, silver, copper, wood, tortoiseshell, horn, mother-of-pearl, leather, textile, L. without scabbard 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); L. of blade 21 in. ( cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6 oz. (632 g); Wt. of scabbard 9 oz. (263 g), Swords, This distinctly North African sword, or nimcha, probably dates from around the battle of Oran (1732), when that city, a haven for Turkish pirates, was besieged by the Spanish. The openwork leather scabbard shows Ottoman influence

---

Size: 3470px × 5200px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1, 16th, 17th, 18th, 6, 9, 21, 26, 3/8, , 67, 263, 632, 1732, african, algerian, battle, besieged, blade, century, city, cm, copper, dates, distinctly, early, european, haven, hilt, horn, influence, late, lb, leather, mother, nimcha, north, openwork, oran, ottoman, oz, pearl, pirates, saber, scabbard, silver, spanish, steel, sword, swords, textile, tortoiseshell, turkish, wood, wt