Flyssa
| Flyssa | |
|---|---|
A sword-sized flyssa, showing the hilt and the widening of the blade around the point of percussion | |
| Type | Sword, Dagger |
| Place of origin | Algeria |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Deylik of Algiers Kingdom of Beni Abbas Other Algerian tribes |
| Wars | Several wars involving Central Maghrebi tribes and nations including: Invasion of Algiers (1775) Invasion of Algiers in 1830 French conquest of Algeria |
The flyssa, known locally as ajenoui (Kabyle: ajenoui or uturam), is a traditional edged weapon of Algeria produced and used during the 19th century and earlier. It originates from the Kabyle Iflissen Lebhar tribal confederacy.