Hi Jim!
Here's a question that has started to nag at me...when did the falcatta iberia cease to be popular, or even marginally used? If the yataghan can be said to have evolved from the kopis, couldn't the same evolution happen in other areas that used similar blades? Algeria is only a stone's throw away from Spain after all, and Spaniards did have a presence on the Algerian coast prior to Ottoman arrival...
But as you said, research and more research is needed to support any claim.
Best regards,
Emanuel
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