Another post-1850s flyssa for TWTFP

Emanuel · 17th December 2008, 08:15 PM

Have a look at this piece. Looks like a decent little flyssa, went for ~100usd on the Bay, a representative example one might say. looking at it closer though, we can see a number of things that are slightly off from more "canonical" pieces.
First of all the handle. It is very thin and elongated, much slimmer proportions than usual.
Then the decoration. The brass work is crude, and there are too many "chicken scratch" decoration that really look a tlot like those on the "wedding nimcha".

All in all I think this is a prime example of the flyssa made after 1850, which, according to Camille Lacost-Desjardins, were made not for fighing (since the introduction of guns by the French made swords obsolete) but for those who travel for pleasure. From then on, the blades got curvier, the blades thinner, the brasswork was abandonned almost entirely for scratched designs. The embossed designs on the hilt were also abandonned for the much simpler inlayed or overlaid wires.

Emanuel

17th December 2008, 08:15 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Another post-1850s flyssa for TWTFP Have a look at this piece. Looks like a decent little flyssa, went for ~100usd on the Bay, a representative example one might say. looking at it closer though, we can see a number of things that are slightly off from more "canonical" pieces. First of all the handle. It is very thin and elongated, much slimmer proportions than usual. Then the decoration. The brass work is crude, and there are too many "chicken scratch" decoration that really look a tlot like those on the "wedding nimcha". All in all I think this is a prime example of the flyssa made after 1850, which, according to Camille Lacost-Desjardins, were made not for fighing (since the introduction of guns by the French made swords obsolete) but for those who travel for pleasure. From then on, the blades got curvier, the blades thinner, the brasswork was abandonned almost entirely for scratched designs. The embossed designs on the hilt were also abandonned for the much simpler inlayed or overlaid wires. Emanuel Attached Images