Turkish knife for ID, comment

DaveA · 21st May 2026, 04:04 PM

With your info, I was able to locate my notes on this bichak from about a year ago. It is from the Laz people in the region of Sürmene in the eastern Anatolian peninsula along the eastern Black Sea near Georgia.

Sürmene was a center of edged weapons manufacture for a long time and it is continuing today. Once worn by Laz pirates on the Black Sea, the Laz people and Pontians also used the bichak for duel fighting and a dance called the “knife horon.”

Thanks again for the reminder!

Dave

21st May 2026, 04:04 PM	#6
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 470	Laz Bichak With your info, I was able to locate my notes on this bichak from about a year ago. It is from the Laz people in the region of Sürmene in the eastern Anatolian peninsula along the eastern Black Sea near Georgia. Sürmene was a center of edged weapons manufacture for a long time and it is continuing today. Once worn by Laz pirates on the Black Sea, the Laz people and Pontians also used the bichak for duel fighting and a dance called the “knife horon.” Thanks again for the reminder! Dave