Another What Have We Here

tom hyle · 14th May 2005, 10:31 AM

The longish ferule is quite similar to things that are common on Arab (per se) swords, and on kaskara. It's long but not full length smacks of Afghanistan. Are we sure it's iron? The way the brass rivet has worn out from under it seems odd? One would think a rivet like this, through the upper lagnet, might be a regional marker? The overlay on the handle resembles that on a central Asian/West-Tartaric carbine stock I used to have, including the jagged toothy edge of the ferule. The shape of the pommel resembles those seen on E European Moslem knives (usually IDd as Bosnian). The guard seems to have cracked at the corner of the cavity/base of a quillon, which is fairly common. The wide and steady width of the blade makes me think of Slavic (specifically Russian) sabres and hangers.

14th May 2005, 10:31 AM	#4
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	The longish ferule is quite similar to things that are common on Arab (per se) swords, and on kaskara. It's long but not full length smacks of Afghanistan. Are we sure it's iron? The way the brass rivet has worn out from under it seems odd? One would think a rivet like this, through the upper lagnet, might be a regional marker? The overlay on the handle resembles that on a central Asian/West-Tartaric carbine stock I used to have, including the jagged toothy edge of the ferule. The shape of the pommel resembles those seen on E European Moslem knives (usually IDd as Bosnian). The guard seems to have cracked at the corner of the cavity/base of a quillon, which is fairly common. The wide and steady width of the blade makes me think of Slavic (specifically Russian) sabres and hangers. Last edited by tom hyle; 14th May 2005 at 12:15 PM.