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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
It is a lot of material, bit I think salient in the understanding of the curiously angled hilts on these Georgian (and Tatar) sabers.
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OMG you're a guru Jim.I think it's very salient in the understanding of the sword posted and I hope that other members will enjoy reading your prose as i do.
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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick
Hi Kubur,
My reading is that the yelman would assist in cutting, attempting to bring forward the centre of percussion, quill point blades were a feature on some European blades to try and get the best of both worlds cut and thrust. Photo of a British quill point heavy cavalry sabre first quarter 19thC.
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Thanks Norman, I didn't know these quill point swords. For me, the yelman provides two sharp edges for thrust as by definition sabers have only one sharp edge. You have some daggers with the same shape too.