Nimcha
Sign in to saveA nimcha () is a single-handed sword from North Africa, especially used in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It is classified as a type of scimitar or saif. 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.
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- Weapon.name
- Nimcha
- Weapon.type
- Sword
- Weapon.is_bladed
- Yes
- Weapon.service
- 16th to 19th century
- Weapon.used_by
- 15th to 16th century:Marinid Sultanate Kingdom of Tlemcen Hafsid Kingdom16th to 19th century: Kingdom of Morocco Deylik of Algiers Beylik of Tunis
- Weapon.image
- Nimcha (Saber) with Scabbard MET DP164599.jpg
- Weapon.caption
- One of the oldest nimcha on display, with a blade from the 16th century, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, originating from Algeria.
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A nimcha () is a single-handed sword from North Africa, especially used in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It is classified as a type of scimitar or saif. 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.
==Characteristics== thumb | Depiction of a Hafsid sultan of [[Tunis holding a nimcha]] Blades on nimcha came in a variety of forms, and were often imported from Europe. Always of a single edge variety the two main forms were either a short generally more deeply curved 'cutlass style', or a longer more slender form that sometimes bore a clipped point.