Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Black Sea Yataghan/Laz Bichaq Variant ???

ariel · 9th June 2006, 02:10 PM

I watched this one carefully and am very glad it stayed within the Forum family.
Ian, Congratulations!
What I find interesting is the ricasso area: in all Laz Bicagis I've seen, the blade ends on a kind of slant, very much like Flyssa. That is why Tirri ( and I , must admit) insisted on it's North African origin.
This one looks like a true Kinjal. Pity the handle buttons are missing. Would love to see how they look

9th June 2006, 02:10 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I watched this one carefully and am very glad it stayed within the Forum family. Ian, Congratulations! What I find interesting is the ricasso area: in all Laz Bicagis I've seen, the blade ends on a kind of slant, very much like Flyssa. That is why Tirri ( and I , must admit) insisted on it's North African origin. This one looks like a true Kinjal. Pity the handle buttons are missing. Would love to see how they look