Trabzon Sword

Norman McCormick · 24th April 2008, 02:05 PM

Ariel, I read with interest your link to a previous thread about these weapons. I noticed, on yours and others, that although the grips tend to be reasonably similar that there is quite a diversification in the blades not restricted to the fullers, which are mostly decorative and one would expect variations, but the blades seem to vary in shape considerably more than I would have expected for items with the same ethnographic background in time and place. From what I have been able to read these weapons don't occupy a great deal of time in history, late19th/early20th Century, is there a progression from start to finish in style e.g. simpler in the beginning and progressing to more complex shapes as time and taste advance or it may be that it is a regional variation . As it seems that a lot of these are dated it might not be too difficult to see if any links exists in the timeline of manufacture. Just a thought, nice pieces by the way.
Regards,
Norman.

24th April 2008, 02:05 PM	#6
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,632	Ariel, I read with interest your link to a previous thread about these weapons. I noticed, on yours and others, that although the grips tend to be reasonably similar that there is quite a diversification in the blades not restricted to the fullers, which are mostly decorative and one would expect variations, but the blades seem to vary in shape considerably more than I would have expected for items with the same ethnographic background in time and place. From what I have been able to read these weapons don't occupy a great deal of time in history, late19th/early20th Century, is there a progression from start to finish in style e.g. simpler in the beginning and progressing to more complex shapes as time and taste advance or it may be that it is a regional variation . As it seems that a lot of these are dated it might not be too difficult to see if any links exists in the timeline of manufacture. Just a thought, nice pieces by the way. Regards, Norman.