Early "eared" sword hilt

Bob A · 25th June 2025, 10:13 PM

I was looking into Luristan swords, and found the British Museum had this example, with an eared hilt reminiscent of Balkan yataghans.

I have no idea whether there's any connection besides the visual; the gap in time seems insurmountable. I'm also unaware of the prevalence of the eared hilt in various cultures, but the feature seemed worthy of remark.

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collec.../W_1904-1202-1

25th June 2025, 10:13 PM	#1
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 437	Early "eared" sword hilt I was looking into Luristan swords, and found the British Museum had this example, with an eared hilt reminiscent of Balkan yataghans. I have no idea whether there's any connection besides the visual; the gap in time seems insurmountable. I'm also unaware of the prevalence of the eared hilt in various cultures, but the feature seemed worthy of remark. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collec.../W_1904-1202-1 Attached Images