A North African Yataghan

TVV · 13th October 2019, 02:49 AM

I remember that one Ariel, and it is an exceptional piece:

www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4728

Your especially seems to support the theory, that in Algeria and Tunisia the yataghan was not just a weapon, but also a status symbol, reserved for the Ottoman descended elite. The flyssa is the Kabyle interpretation, and in my opinion, a not very good one based on the badly balanced, thick and generally poorly made blades.

13th October 2019, 02:49 AM	#3
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,666	I remember that one Ariel, and it is an exceptional piece: www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4728 Your especially seems to support the theory, that in Algeria and Tunisia the yataghan was not just a weapon, but also a status symbol, reserved for the Ottoman descended elite. The flyssa is the Kabyle interpretation, and in my opinion, a not very good one based on the badly balanced, thick and generally poorly made blades.