South Arabian Saif

ariel · 15th February 2007, 10:03 PM

And, BTW, here is Omani Kattara with a Caucasian Shashka blade.
As per Elgood, the staraight Kattara blades were locally manufactured, but the curved ones were Caucasian. Interesting whether it was the influence of the Murid Wars? Quite a lot of Circassians were exiled and the Ottomans settled some in the Arabia proper. Later Chechens went there, and Shamil himself was allowed by the Russians ( who, surprisingly, were exceedingly gracious to him) to settle in Mecca where he eventually died

15th February 2007, 10:03 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	And, BTW, here is Omani Kattara with a Caucasian Shashka blade. As per Elgood, the staraight Kattara blades were locally manufactured, but the curved ones were Caucasian. Interesting whether it was the influence of the Murid Wars? Quite a lot of Circassians were exiled and the Ottomans settled some in the Arabia proper. Later Chechens went there, and Shamil himself was allowed by the Russians ( who, surprisingly, were exceedingly gracious to him) to settle in Mecca where he eventually died Attached Images