Yataghan/Flyssa

[Emanuel]

Blast!!
This example kind of kills once and for all my secret hope/thought/theory that the flyssa developed independently of the yataghan. Oh well...

On the other hand, Camille Lacost-Desjardins remarked that kabyle craftsmen did go to Istamboul and upon their return, did create hybrids. There have been examples posted before of flyssa in silver Ottoman fittings, and of yataghan in flyssa scabbard. This one may be one extreme form of hybridization.

Then again, Oriental Arms had a yataghan listed recently from the Balkans, with a brass hilt with scrollwork identical to that of flyssas. Who the hell knows anymore What I still find interesting is that a flyssa blade is about twice as thick as a classic Ottoman yataghan blade. The example at the top is no exception. I say Kabyles were introduced to the yataghan and liked its shape, but already had their own sword.

Anyway, rantings as are to be expected from me when discussing the flyssa.

Cheers!
Emanuel