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ariel · 31st October 2006, 02:37 AM

Jim,
As a matter of fact, I never noticed that the Flyssa's pommel looks just like Karabela's!
If this is not a chancy fluke, then it is an argument in favour of Turkish, rather than Iranian, origin of Karabela's "eagle's head" pommel.
Indeed, rather than Iraqi Karbala, we may revisit a place neas Izmir, called Karabel.
We tried to stay away from the Black Sea Yataghan mine field ( Laz Bicagi), and I can hear a collective groan. But then (just bear with me, I am just a piano player!), there is a rather marked similarity in the "ricasso" part of the blade between Flyssa and BSY. Also, if we take a Flyssa and bend it along the long axis, we end up with a..... And I am not talking about a similarity between the tangs....
Once again, I am raiding Artzi's site

http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1143
vs.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1003

BSY is like a bad habit: always comes back!

31st October 2006, 02:37 AM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Jim, As a matter of fact, I never noticed that the Flyssa's pommel looks just like Karabela's! If this is not a chancy fluke, then it is an argument in favour of Turkish, rather than Iranian, origin of Karabela's "eagle's head" pommel. Indeed, rather than Iraqi Karbala, we may revisit a place neas Izmir, called Karabel. We tried to stay away from the Black Sea Yataghan mine field ( Laz Bicagi), and I can hear a collective groan. But then (just bear with me, I am just a piano player!), there is a rather marked similarity in the "ricasso" part of the blade between Flyssa and BSY. Also, if we take a Flyssa and bend it along the long axis, we end up with a..... And I am not talking about a similarity between the tangs.... Once again, I am raiding Artzi's site http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1143 vs. http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1003 BSY is like a bad habit: always comes back!