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Originally Posted by Kubur
This is a master piece really!
Its Ottoman and from ALGERIA.
I will give you all the details later.
It's a very very nice piece.
Best,
Kubur
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Excellent Kubur!!!
In research and discussions some time ago, we determined that the flyssa itself was very much key as a 'rite of passage' for Kabyle young men, whose first order of business before marriage was to attain 'his sword'.
While the flyssa of course carried all the traditional elements significant in their tribal traditions, and while not literally ever subdued by the Ottomans, the arms of the Ottomans were highly prized above the local flyssa.
Perhaps these factors might be present in the case of this most impressive example, which seems unusual to see a flyssa blade in Ottoman dress.