Gorgeous sword.

I just discovered it myself and was wondering the same. Several months back I bought a sword I fell in love with (on-line); once I received it, the love affair was over. I had to return and get a refund. It wasn't as nice in person and didn't balance worth a darn. I'm a little gun shy now but, I don't know many local vendors where I can actually put my hands on the sword. Hopefully, someone will have info on the sword. I even thought of calling Dahlal and asking...

So, I ordered it (actually two of them - one for me in silver, one for my teacher in gold). Ordering was easy and my order was shipped pretty fast (5 business days) and they look great!

They're small - perfect for a short-limbed person like me. They'd look like little dirks on Sabine! (That's diRks, mind you - short swords/long daggers!). There's a nice little symmetrical scroll design right over the balance point - very nice. When you look at it close-hand, it's obviously a "fake" sword - the blade and hilt are all one piece, the balancing edge is thick, and the "cutting" edge is dull. From a distance it looks like a serviceable blade. My silver one is pretty shiny; the gold one is shiny but the "carving" is a little darker (I might try to darken mine). There's a ring on the hilt where you could easily hang a tassel or something else fairly lightweight, or use it to hang on the wall.

Of course I couldn't wait to put one (or two) on my head, and they seem to balance nicely. I haven't had a chance to really dance with them yet (too much LIFE happening right now), but the balance seems good, I can do some real sword-like movements while holding the hilt (since there's no hand guard, not like my Sarroyan wannabe sword), and like I said for me it's short enough that I can Indian arms/figure 8s while balancing them on my fingertips, Sabine's cup and thread move, etc. For a shortie like me, that's a great advantage! If you're looking for a big honkin' chop-their-head-off scimitar, this is not it. But if you're looking for a slightly more unusual sword (at least for now!), this seems pretty good!

It is a vary beautiful sword and not like one i have ever seen before. ~Great find~

So here's an update. I've danced with it a few times. Its balance is as good as any other sword I've danced with (mind you, that's not a lot). As long as I have my "magic feather" of a stretch-velvet head wrap, it stays put very nicely.

There are some pictures of myself and my teacher/partner Petra dancing with our Dahlal swords now here:
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Unfortunately it doesn't look like Dahlal is selling them any more (or at least not right now)!