North Afrika Sword ?

Iain · 17th October 2011, 09:57 AM

Hi Chegru, thanks for clearing that up. :-)

I can't offer much more information, but you may find this thread good reading:
http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread...hlight=kattara

Some similar swords can be seen on the last two pages of that thread.

They are certainly an interesting type with fairly strong evidence that the basic design dates back into the early days of Islam. How to date each specific example is of course much harder as the type obviously remained popular for more than a few centuries. It would seem a longer type of kattara, based around European trade blades gradually replaced the short sword.
All the best,

Iain

17th October 2011, 09:57 AM	#1
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	Hi Chegru, thanks for clearing that up. :-) I can't offer much more information, but you may find this thread good reading: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread...hlight=kattara Some similar swords can be seen on the last two pages of that thread. They are certainly an interesting type with fairly strong evidence that the basic design dates back into the early days of Islam. How to date each specific example is of course much harder as the type obviously remained popular for more than a few centuries. It would seem a longer type of kattara, based around European trade blades gradually replaced the short sword. All the best, Iain