Caucasian or Arabian sword?

ariel · 8th September 2006, 05:06 PM

Just ended and I was outbid... Dang!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=300023399225

My fantasy was that this sword was not Arabian, as advertised, but Caucasian (Georgian or Daghestani). Reasons: silver handle narrowing towards the pommel, vegetal decorations on the crossguard, some figurative decoration on the tip of the pommel.
The blade is likely European (German? Can't see well) and likely shortened.
So, boys and girls, what do you think? Should I drown my sorrows in a very big bottle of Armenian brandy or rejoyce that I did not waste my money?
Ham, Ward and Rivkin (the Texas boy!) to the rescue!

8th September 2006, 05:06 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Caucasian or Arabian sword? Just ended and I was outbid... Dang!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=300023399225 My fantasy was that this sword was not Arabian, as advertised, but Caucasian (Georgian or Daghestani). Reasons: silver handle narrowing towards the pommel, vegetal decorations on the crossguard, some figurative decoration on the tip of the pommel. The blade is likely European (German? Can't see well) and likely shortened. So, boys and girls, what do you think? Should I drown my sorrows in a very big bottle of Armenian brandy or rejoyce that I did not waste my money? Ham, Ward and Rivkin (the Texas boy!) to the rescue!