A Likely Byzantine or Fatimid Sword of the Xth – XIth Centuries

TVV · 20th January 2019, 08:02 PM

I only know of 2 such Bosnian swords - one in Hales book and one from the Furusiyya book. Both are late - 16th century. I suspect this hilt style may have been reintroduced by the Ottomans, especially after the majority of Bosnians converted to Islam. Skenderbeg's sword is also an Ottoman broadsword, though the hilt is not the cuff style, but it shows how the Ottoman conquest influenced arms and armor in the area.

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20th January 2019, 08:02 PM	#4
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,666	I only know of 2 such Bosnian swords - one in Hales book and one from the Furusiyya book. Both are late - 16th century. I suspect this hilt style may have been reintroduced by the Ottomans, especially after the majority of Bosnians converted to Islam. Skenderbeg's sword is also an Ottoman broadsword, though the hilt is not the cuff style, but it shows how the Ottoman conquest influenced arms and armor in the area.