kinzhal blade w/jambiya tang; Persian?

tom hyle · 16th February 2005, 10:51 PM

So this snake (as also seen on the spear blade I posted about) indicated Persian?
In the absence of other evidence I think it would be extremely unsound to assume that the fuller "running off the edge" at the blade base indicates a regrind in any way, shape, or form. In fact this feature is fairly common; examine stalk-tang non-European sabres with narrow fullers; I'm particularly thinking of some saifs I've seen.

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16th February 2005, 10:51 PM	#7
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	So this snake (as also seen on the spear blade I posted about) indicated Persian? In the absence of other evidence I think it would be extremely unsound to assume that the fuller "running off the edge" at the blade base indicates a regrind in any way, shape, or form. In fact this feature is fairly common; examine stalk-tang non-European sabres with narrow fullers; I'm particularly thinking of some saifs I've seen.