yakut weapons?

[ausjulius]

Originally Posted by chevalier

thanks for all the info guys!


aside from being a horsed people, i had thought the yakuts where closer in culture to the tribes further east in siberia, like the chukchis or kamchadals or perhaps like some native american tribes, i thought that they might have metal weapons but wasent sure of the extent to which they where used, and thanks for reminding me of the contacts with the mongols.

yakuts arrived rather recently, even and Evenki are the natives in the area id think the yakuts have much more in common with mongols and tuvans or altay .. originally, although their weapons and some other customs and techniques seem most different so i would be guessing they didn't originate in the steppe but the forest. ( they never used sabers and the like as the other steppe people did for example they had developed a totally original and native sword type.. )

there is some materials in russian and plenty of items in russian museums

if you would like i can try to upload picture of the swords and pole sword and other pole weapons, axes , fighting knives ect..
i have on another computer a good amount,
seems there is several types of long guard-less sword, some have 2 or 3 foot long handles and very long blades.
ill post pics shortly.