Berber Shula
This is a Moroccan Berber Shula knife. The blade is 13ž inch (35 cm) long, curved with a single single edge and an acute point. There is a long unsharpened false edge on the back of the blade. The knife bears the typical style of blade decoration of this North African type and is up to 0.18 inch (0.45 cm) thick along the spine. On both sides of the blade, a wide central fuller extends from hilt to ū of the length of the blade and contains decorative unidentified engraving. A narrower fuller is found along the back of the blade. The main side of the blade has a complex grind while the back side of the edge is flat. The hilt is formed by two horn scales riveted together with four rivets and with the display face decorated with geometric designs in black and brass wire inserts.
Berber Shula Hilt Main Detail