Omani Kattara for dicussion

ariel · 10th September 2006, 10:39 PM

As far as I know, quite a lot of the curved ones are Indian. Elgood mentions that in the second half of the 19th century there was a massive influx of Caucasian shashka blades. I wonder whether "European" incisions are in fact Caucasian .

S.Al-Anizi · 10th September 2006, 11:08 PM

The change from broadswords to sabres in arab swords began in the 14th century. Although that didnt seem to affect Oman and Yemen, which only began to switch in the late 18th century.

S.Al-Anizi · 10th September 2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

As far as I know, quite a lot of the curved ones are Indian. Elgood mentions that in the second half of the 19th century there was a massive influx of Caucasian shashka blades. I wonder whether "European" incisions are in fact Caucasian .

Ariel,

Elgood says, and I totally agree with him, that most curved blades on Kaskara's were caucasian imports.

EDIT: Where did I get kaskara's from, probably from lack of sleep. I meant kattara's.

10th September 2006, 10:39 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	As far as I know, quite a lot of the curved ones are Indian. Elgood mentions that in the second half of the 19th century there was a massive influx of Caucasian shashka blades. I wonder whether "European" incisions are in fact Caucasian .

10th September 2006, 11:08 PM	#2
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	The change from broadswords to sabres in arab swords began in the 14th century. Although that didnt seem to affect Oman and Yemen, which only began to switch in the late 18th century.