Symbols on a yataghan blade

RSWORD · 5th February 2008, 10:53 PM

Jim,

I think you have made some interesting observations. Even some of the decoration on the blade reminds oneself of halberd or polearm forms. We have to remember the "Siege of Vienna" and the horde of weapons that were invariably interchanged at that time so it seems quite plausible that a few "couteaux de breches" could have landed with the Ottoman army and became a family heirloom to later be mounted with yataghan hilt as a trophy from the distant past.

5th February 2008, 10:53 PM	#5
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,086	Jim, I think you have made some interesting observations. Even some of the decoration on the blade reminds oneself of halberd or polearm forms. We have to remember the "Siege of Vienna" and the horde of weapons that were invariably interchanged at that time so it seems quite plausible that a few "couteaux de breches" could have landed with the Ottoman army and became a family heirloom to later be mounted with yataghan hilt as a trophy from the distant past.