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Old 2nd May 2019, 05:22 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Battara
The same thought went through my mind as well - after Ottoman contact the blade form changed to look more yataghan like.
Absolutely!


Now I have two questions:

Is the original flissa sword started with the Ottomans and evolved to a Maghrebi / North African shape with a long and narrow blade?

Or

is the pre-Ottoman flissa sword Magrebi / Berber evolved to a Yataghan-ish shape after the 16th c. ?
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