Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Origins of Shepherds' Knives and Karakulaks

ariel · 31st July 2007, 04:35 AM

Possibility #1: these are direct descendants of Greek Makhairas.
Possibility #2: these are local variants of Ottoman Yataghans.

To prove hypothesis #1, one should find evidence of an uninterrupted tradition between Greco-Roman times and (at the minimum) invasion of Seljuk Turks.

Therefore, the question: are there any Balkan swords with recurved blades dating back to the 1st milennium?

31st July 2007, 04:35 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Possibility #1: these are direct descendants of Greek Makhairas. Possibility #2: these are local variants of Ottoman Yataghans. To prove hypothesis #1, one should find evidence of an uninterrupted tradition between Greco-Roman times and (at the minimum) invasion of Seljuk Turks. Therefore, the question: are there any Balkan swords with recurved blades dating back to the 1st milennium?