A couple of more images that also show other Khevsureti with curved sabres of Pesian styling and scabbards free from brass binding...
The upper image, the middle chap with an unbound scabbard, curved sabre with a hilt type often refered to as Khmali....
The lower image labeled Khevsurian as is the image in the post above, again, a curved sabre with unbound scabbard and Persian style hilt.
There seems to be no absolute about Khevsur swords just a majority of brass bound swords....what gives?
Also here at 2min 21 and 2min 25(being the same image from the above post);
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Pq8...eature=related
....more questions than answers...anyone want to break from tradition and offer an explanation as to the subtleties of these sabres.....and with khmali being old world Georgian, where does one turn to in a new world for details....
Ariel, your up to speed with this I am sure, do you understand enough to offer a better explanation
Gav