03-22-2013, 06:37 AM
The author-- and tribal customs he describes-- makes sense. A horsehair from a stallion or gelding has the tensile strength of 1 pound. If you weave it or braid it into whatever (including Sarmatian lariets), you have strong cordage. As you noted, some slides were probably attached to the scabbard with horsehair.
Good to know the ubiquitous sagaris made it into the 20th century.
mile:
Good to know the ubiquitous sagaris made it into the 20th century.
mile:
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
