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| Nimcha | |
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_with_Scabbard_MET_DP164599.jpg) One of the oldest Nimcha on display, with a blade from the 16th century, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, originating from Algeria. | |
| Type | Sword |
| Service history | |
| In service | 16th to 19th century |
| Used by | 15th to 16th century: Marinid Sultanate Kingdom of Tlemcen Hafsid Kingdom16th to 19th century: .svg){kind=small}
Kingdom of Morocco Deylik of Algiers Beylik of Tunis |
A Nimcha (Arabic: نمشة) is a single-handed sword from north Africa, especially used in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.[1][2] It is classified as a type of scimitar or saif.[3] Becoming popular in north Africa during the 16th century, surviving nimcha are usually from the late 18th century onward and are notable for often using older blades. Stylistically they often bore Arabian type handles with tugrah inscribed on the blade.[4]
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