Ottoman hancer for translation

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by Battara

Actually the prongs belong to the Albanians.

Kurds use a form of "I" hilt.

It appears that hilts with prongs are not characteristic to Albania alone, but more generally to the Ottoman empire (see the link below, to mine that was made in Damascus).

Regarding the Kurdish daggers that I saw, they all have "I" shaped hilts similar to the one in the second drawing, but with oval cross-section instead of round. The dagger here, in the original posting could be Kurdish in my oppinion.


http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25724