02-05-2013, 10:53 PM
Quote:Sorry about that my fault, I got carried away with fighting tactics....
Back to you, Michael
Not only should we consider the above mentioned weapons as typical Sarmatian, but we must remember the general use of the sagaris. It dates back to bronze age, used by Scythians (and Iaz) and also by the Saka/Sarmatians. This was a very mean weapon, used mostly from horseback. Basically, it was an axe similar in heft to a tomahawk but with a nasty spike on the reverse... a spike that could punch through a helmet and skull. :woot:
PS: Thanks, Robert, for splitting this thread.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
