Sword from Oman. This type of sword, which is very similar to the older Islamic swords from the 11th century, was popular in the Gulf countries during the 18th and the 19th Centuries. It has a very long 33 inches, straight and double edge blade with traces of a central shallow fuller and a spatula shaped tip. It may very well be a very old European blade, and a series of lines engraved on the blade are similar to the Running wolf, the common marking for high quality swords manufactured in Passau and Solingen up to the 17th c. (It may be as well a local copy of this marking stamped to indicate blade quality). Hilt is wood, covered with braided leather strips and the pommel is a heavy square steel piece used as a counter weight to the very well balanced long blade. The scabbard is wood, covered with tooled leather and it comes with a leather carrying belt. Total length is 42”. The blade has some pitting on it and few areas of damaged edge. The grip covering is a later addition. A very rare sword and a very attractive addition to collectors of Islamic weapons.