two jian shaped dao

ariel · 5th July 2010, 04:56 PM

I fail to get excited. Obviously, when weapons are produced for an individual buyer, by individual blacksmiths, in small workshops, and with no governmental specifications, there will be a wide range of variations: length, curvature, fullers, point etc, etc, etc. There are straight tulwars, yataghans with straight or saber-like blades, and I remember seeing a kilij blade with an oversized yataghan handle ( should have bought it!). Other Forumites can extend this list ad infinitum.
These are just curiosities, some within the confines of a given classical pattern, some clearly being outside the 2 standard deviation range. We can be amused by them and shake our collective heads, but there is nothing, IMHO, to learn.

5th July 2010, 04:56 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I fail to get excited. Obviously, when weapons are produced for an individual buyer, by individual blacksmiths, in small workshops, and with no governmental specifications, there will be a wide range of variations: length, curvature, fullers, point etc, etc, etc. There are straight tulwars, yataghans with straight or saber-like blades, and I remember seeing a kilij blade with an oversized yataghan handle ( should have bought it!). Other Forumites can extend this list ad infinitum. These are just curiosities, some within the confines of a given classical pattern, some clearly being outside the 2 standard deviation range. We can be amused by them and shake our collective heads, but there is nothing, IMHO, to learn.