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Originally Posted by ariel
Assuming the Uzbeki attribution is correct, we can go on a very, very long limb: is it possible that the blade is the ancestor of both Laz Bicagi (Black Sea Yataghan) and Flyssa?
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Phew, good thing you said it
Ariel. That's the little demon that got in my head when I saw this. The decorations are stylistically kabyle though, so at some point this sword was in Algeria (compare the second and last pics). That such decorations endured from uzbeks to be used by kabyles is a long limb indeed.
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Originally Posted by katana
DOCTOR....quick....this man needs your help....
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Heh, get me a couple of these beauties and I'll be instantly cured
Thanks for the comments,
Emanuel