Balkan warrior photo

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Originally Posted by broadaxe

I got this photo from a friend, it is a part out of an old calender from Jugoslavia, 1956. Courtesy of the owner, Mr. Heddi Orr.
Thought it may be of interest

Great picture, especially as the costume and weapons are attributed to Rugava in Kosovo.

Too bad we cannot see much detail from the yataghan hilt, as it would have helped with the so far impossible task of determining yataghan types on a geographical basis.

Thank you,
Teodor