Possible Armenian sword for comments

Pitt1999 · 20th May 2024, 02:40 AM

So I received the sword the other day and I have found some interesting things. The hilt is very large for my hands, I can put two hands on the grip with my pinkys hanging off of the ears (thankfully not broken in transit).

The edge bevel is very steep, so steep that at first I thought it was completely blunt. I also can clearly see the designs on the blade which I could not make out from the auction house photos.

Some of the shapes on the blade that I thought were just abstract blobs are actually animal heads. One is easily recognizable as an elephant, the second one could be a large cat or maybe a wolf and the last one is a serpentine animal with the head of the previous large cat or wolf.

The opposite side of the blade with the side profile face giving the nasty grin has a full humanoid figure above it. I hope someone can recognize this figure's attire in spite of my terrible pictures.

Tim Simmons · 20th May 2024, 06:11 AM

Very interesting, I like it. However I don't think the "elephant" motif is an elephant. I would suggest it is a
Caucasian badger.

Tim Simmons · 20th May 2024, 06:42 AM

Better and more likely the "elephant" motif is probably an Aralez. What seem like elephant ears are wings and the animal is depicted in the act of licking so to heal wounds.
The other motifs also relate to Armenian mythology.

20th May 2024, 02:40 AM	#1
Pitt1999 Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 113	So I received the sword the other day and I have found some interesting things. The hilt is very large for my hands, I can put two hands on the grip with my pinkys hanging off of the ears (thankfully not broken in transit). The edge bevel is very steep, so steep that at first I thought it was completely blunt. I also can clearly see the designs on the blade which I could not make out from the auction house photos. Some of the shapes on the blade that I thought were just abstract blobs are actually animal heads. One is easily recognizable as an elephant, the second one could be a large cat or maybe a wolf and the last one is a serpentine animal with the head of the previous large cat or wolf. The opposite side of the blade with the side profile face giving the nasty grin has a full humanoid figure above it. I hope someone can recognize this figure's attire in spite of my terrible pictures. Attached Images

20th May 2024, 06:42 AM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,917	Better and more likely the "elephant" motif is probably an Aralez. What seem like elephant ears are wings and the animal is depicted in the act of licking so to heal wounds. The other motifs also relate to Armenian mythology. Last edited by Tim Simmons; 20th May 2024 at 08:42 AM.

20th May 2024, 06:11 AM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,917	Very interesting, I like it. However I don't think the "elephant" motif is an elephant. I would suggest it is a Caucasian badger.