Question marks on a supposedly Russian Yataghan with Shashka grip and “bulat” blade?

ariel · 20th November 2020, 02:28 PM

Why Russian? Markings? Inscriptions?
I am unaware of any old Russian Bulat ( wootz) blades with a pattern more sophisticated than shams , and even those are rarer than hen’s teeth.
Contemporary Russian smiths can produce only short knives( except for Zaqro Nonikashvili, but he is from Georgia).
I have seen some old composites with Oriental blades and Russian decorative additions.

20th November 2020, 02:28 PM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Why Russian? Markings? Inscriptions? I am unaware of any old Russian Bulat ( wootz) blades with a pattern more sophisticated than shams , and even those are rarer than hen’s teeth. Contemporary Russian smiths can produce only short knives( except for Zaqro Nonikashvili, but he is from Georgia). I have seen some old composites with Oriental blades and Russian decorative additions.