Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Kopis/khopsh etc.

tom hyle · 23rd March 2005, 01:42 AM

Hmmm....actually, it was in what might be called Western Asia at the time (Scythia for sure.....), and the "Thracian" sword of the gladiators seems to me to likely be a version of the type, though I have seen it reproduced in a variety of very disparate shapes. I don't know of any originals.

23rd March 2005, 01:42 AM	#16
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Hmmm....actually, it was in what might be called Western Asia at the time (Scythia for sure.....), and the "Thracian" sword of the gladiators seems to me to likely be a version of the type, though I have seen it reproduced in a variety of very disparate shapes. I don't know of any originals. Last edited by tom hyle; 23rd March 2005 at 02:39 AM. Reason: correct spelling ;)