Nomadic swords

ariel · 19th August 2018, 10:29 PM

Having read Kirill Rivkin's book about Eastern swords and a chapter by Bashir Mohamed in his Furussia book as well as having written a paper about the penetration of sabers into the Arab/Islamic realm, I got an irresistible urge to have a couple of nomadic sabers.

So, here they are:

First, a classical Khazar saber 8-9 centuries with its crossguard and circular tunkou ( or habaki, as Kirill prefers to call them). Pay attention to the false edge at the very distal part of the blade that had been forged in a diamond-shaped pattern to create a strengthening rib: this saber could not just cut/slice, but stab as well.
It was preserved by tannic acid, that's why it is black.

19th August 2018, 10:29 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Nomadic swords Having read Kirill Rivkin's book about Eastern swords and a chapter by Bashir Mohamed in his Furussia book as well as having written a paper about the penetration of sabers into the Arab/Islamic realm, I got an irresistible urge to have a couple of nomadic sabers. So, here they are: First, a classical Khazar saber 8-9 centuries with its crossguard and circular tunkou ( or habaki, as Kirill prefers to call them). Pay attention to the false edge at the very distal part of the blade that had been forged in a diamond-shaped pattern to create a strengthening rib: this saber could not just cut/slice, but stab as well. It was preserved by tannic acid, that's why it is black. Attached Images