Indian Swords with downward curving blades

ariel · 1st November 2015, 02:32 PM

Just an example: 3 Sosun Patas.
The upper one has an 18th century real Ottoman blade ( the mastique is old and crumbling, so it is not a recent remounting)
The middle one is also yataghan-like, but not quite.
The lower one is a totally different animal:-)

ariel · 1st November 2015, 02:37 PM

And another one: size of a Kukri, but no Cho. There was an opinion that it might be a reshaped Kora. Perhaps. But it has a perfectly fitting very old scabbard, so the owner of even the reworked weapon saw nothing unusual in its new incarnation.

1st November 2015, 02:32 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Just an example: 3 Sosun Patas. The upper one has an 18th century real Ottoman blade ( the mastique is old and crumbling, so it is not a recent remounting) The middle one is also yataghan-like, but not quite. The lower one is a totally different animal:-) Attached Images

1st November 2015, 02:37 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	And another one: size of a Kukri, but no Cho. There was an opinion that it might be a reshaped Kora. Perhaps. But it has a perfectly fitting very old scabbard, so the owner of even the reworked weapon saw nothing unusual in its new incarnation. Attached Images