Cretan Revolution Weapons 18th century

[spiral]

Interesting Piece!

Have you a photo of the lock side & also an angled from butt at lock as well? to show the prominence of the metal work in that area.

They would help us see it more clearly I think!

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[Skarts_ss]

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[David]

I would also suggest some images that show the entire weapon. While detail shots are extremely helpful, a good overview shot is also a great help.
You should also post more images of the yatagan that actually show the blade. Yu will certainly get more feedback this way.

[Skarts_ss]

Yes thats correct i will post more photos
thank you

[Jim McDougall]

How regrettable that these intriguing and obviously well provenanced items from Crete brought no interest whatsoever!!!

I wanted to bump this thread in case anybody out there has interest in the weapons of Crete

First I would recommend most highly "The Arms of Greece and Her Balkan Neighbors" by Dr. Robert Elgood (2009), as these attractive arms are, like these beautiful Cretan pieces, fascinating.

On that note, also intriguing is the book "The Cretan Dagger" by Nikos Vasilatos, about these distinctive shape hilt daggers

There is so much proud history held in these arms, hopefully some comments on these might come in .

The two images are of one of the daggers and of the foukaria (=silver sheath) of another.

[kronckew]

more pics of the yataghan out of the scabbard please!

[David]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

How regrettable that these intriguing and obviously well provenanced items from Crete brought no interest whatsoever!!!

Perhaps that is because these items might be more properly placed in the European Forum…

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by David

Perhaps that is because these items might be more properly placed in the European Forum…

Really?????
Somehow (for the past 17+ years) the yataghans from the Balkans, Greece, Albania etc have been decidedly discussed here as ethnographic weapons. Have these regions now become part of Europe? I better check my latest National Geographic's!! The last I checked Crete was still in the proximity of Greece geographically .

[David]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Really?????
Somehow (for the past 17+ years) the yataghans from the Balkans, Greece, Albania etc have been decidedly discussed here as ethnographic weapons. Have these regions now become part of Europe? I better check my latest National Geographic's!! The last I checked Crete was still in the proximity of Greece geographically .

That's all well and good Jim, but it doesn't seem, as you have so astutely pointed out, that anyone is discussing these particular weapons right here right now. So i was just a simple suggestion of how it might get more response and i am having some difficulty understanding your extreme and somewhat snarky reaction to it.
BTW, the last time I checked, both Greece AND Crete were indeed considered to be part of Europe.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by David

Perhaps that is because these items might be more properly placed in the European Forum…

There has been a more evident one ... Mister moderator, sir
... but not yet contemplated . Can you apply your influence