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11th August 2019, 08:18 PM
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 Indeed! A rose by any other name would smell as sweet...If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. If it looks like a Yat, walks like a Yat and cuts like a Yat, it's a Yataghan. Or I'm quackers...(maybe both  )I have a Brass hilted infantry Yataghan with a double edged blade! Both edges sharp as heck too. cross section is a flattened rhombus. Last edited by kronckew; 11th August 2019 at 08:30 PM. |
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11th August 2019, 09:44 PM
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I am a bit uneasy with that approach.
European “Yataghans” are not homogenous: one group belongs to rather faithful reproductions of the Ottoman weapon. Recall Labruna workshop in Naples, Manceaux in France, some old Zlatoust replicas. But Chassepot bayonets are a different kettle of fish. Thehuy borrowed the idea of a recurved blade and attached to them completely foreign handles. They are industrially manufactured regulation weapons devoid of any personality. Last edited by ariel; 11th August 2019 at 11:54 PM. |
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13th August 2019, 01:26 AM
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13th August 2019, 03:18 AM
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How about lowering voltage?
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13th August 2019, 03:22 AM
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I think Wayne and Kubur were both joking. Let's not get too serious with names. That tends to take us into stormy waters.
P.S. I agree with Ariel. Our posts crossed. |
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13th August 2019, 04:07 AM
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I now see that it came out harsh. To me Yatagan is a very special weapon that encompasses many characteristics in one place and just because one or some of these characteristics are present in a similar item we can’t sinoly call the two the same name. It’s jusst a specific name for a specific weapon. Like calling a Winchester just a rifle with a barrel or magnum revolver is the same as a berets or something like that. Again I’m sorry if my voltage went up too high ) didn’t mean to...
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13th August 2019, 09:24 AM
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Apology accepted...
 Not every bent knife is a Khukuri either, heck there are 'khukuri' that do not deserve the appellation, they are just KLO - Khukuri-Like Objects. We here have some YLO Kalasan, Flyssa, ex-Bayonets Etc. = YLO? Like most things, there are shades of grey, not black & white. Last edited by kronckew; 13th August 2019 at 09:35 AM. |
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