06-15-2015, 04:00 PM
Eric Hildinger in his book Warriors of the Steppe describes the sagaris as looking a lot like the modern ice-axe.
[attachment=12446]Iceaxe.jpg[/attachment]
Besides the Greek pottery featuring Amazons there is one of the Orlat battle plaques from further east which looks like a warriorwho was probably unhorsed attacking an enemy rider with one but it is hard to figure how long the handle is because it is partly covered by a horse's head I think, it could also be the horseman attacking the man on foot as well I suppose.
[attachment=12449]OrlatBeltPlaquefromSogdiana-3.jpg[/attachment]
Although from a different time frame the later Polish Hussars used a similar weapon which was not exactly a sagaris, called the nadziak which was of Hungarian origin I think but it, like the sagaris would have been a useful and deadly close-order combat weapon. 8+)
Alanis knows his steppe weapons maybe he might be of some assistance about your axe.
[attachment=12448]nadziak2s.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=12446]Iceaxe.jpg[/attachment]
Besides the Greek pottery featuring Amazons there is one of the Orlat battle plaques from further east which looks like a warriorwho was probably unhorsed attacking an enemy rider with one but it is hard to figure how long the handle is because it is partly covered by a horse's head I think, it could also be the horseman attacking the man on foot as well I suppose.
[attachment=12449]OrlatBeltPlaquefromSogdiana-3.jpg[/attachment]
Although from a different time frame the later Polish Hussars used a similar weapon which was not exactly a sagaris, called the nadziak which was of Hungarian origin I think but it, like the sagaris would have been a useful and deadly close-order combat weapon. 8+)
Alanis knows his steppe weapons maybe he might be of some assistance about your axe.
[attachment=12448]nadziak2s.jpg[/attachment]
Regards
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
