Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A VERY Strange Sword: What is it and where is it from??!!

Dmitry · 18th December 2011, 12:51 AM

This is totally not my forte, but the length of the grip, along with the unusual blade termination and the heft point towards an executioner's tool. The bolster between the hilt and the blade is Ottoman in style, yatagan-like.

18th December 2011, 12:51 AM	#3
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	This is totally not my forte, but the length of the grip, along with the unusual blade termination and the heft point towards an executioner's tool. The bolster between the hilt and the blade is Ottoman in style, yatagan-like.