Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Possible origins of the yataghan hilt form

Kubur · 18th July 2019, 08:07 PM

Hi Jim

For the blade shape don't forget the Greek kopis.

For the hilt, well I'm sure that it is Eastern, look at the shashqa and the Afghan chura knife. So i vote for your bronze eastern daggers.

But I'm not a specialist like the experts on this forum!!

18th July 2019, 08:07 PM	#3
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Hi Jim For the blade shape don't forget the Greek kopis. For the hilt, well I'm sure that it is Eastern, look at the shashqa and the Afghan chura knife. So i vote for your bronze eastern daggers. But I'm not a specialist like the experts on this forum!!