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					Originally Posted by  Kubur
					 
				 
				 if I'm not mistaken yelman is done for thrust. 
			
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 Hi Kubur,
            My reading is that the yelman would assist in cutting, attempting to bring forward the centre of percussion, quill point blades were a feature on some European blades to try and get the best of both worlds cut and thrust. Photo of a British quill point heavy cavalry sabre first quarter 19thC.
My Regards,
Norman.