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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2005, 07:14 PM
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Yeah, the army was probably no more than 45,000...

Yeah, the army was probably no more than 45,000 men. Some sources say that balian was captured and released on the condition of never carrying arms against muslims again, but when he reached...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2005, 07:09 PM
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Posted By M.carter
Ive seen an identical sword to this here in...

Ive seen an identical sword to this here in Kuwait, with the G.G, thermometer and the lion of judah mark. Although that had no scabbard. The blade was in a better condition (not resharpened).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2005, 07:06 PM
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Yes Aqtai, these are the swords I was talking...

Yes Aqtai, these are the swords I was talking about. Thanks for posting the Scans. As noted in the Furussiya manual and Al-Kindi's letters, only three swords were considered of excellent grade, while...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th May 2005, 11:27 AM
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Posted By M.carter
Hello Rivkin, Werent Turkish slaves first...

Hello Rivkin,

Werent Turkish slaves first bought as slaves then trained in the sultans tibaq (barracks)? Or were they bought as professional warriors. As I have surely read that they were bought...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2005, 05:56 PM
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Posted By M.carter
Heh, this is funny. When Hulegu Khan was marching...

Heh, this is funny. When Hulegu Khan was marching throught the Jazira, one of the Ayyubid emirs (forgot his name) gave him a gift of slippers. This made Hulegu Khan furious and said "How dare you! do...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2005, 05:16 PM
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Posted By M.carter
Well they are briefly mentioned in the Furussiya...

Well they are briefly mentioned in the Furussiya manual as of good quality "suyuff hadeetha", and also in "Islamic Weapons Maghrib to Moghul". I believe that after 1517 when the Ottomans conquered...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2005, 10:41 AM
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Posted By M.carter
Fluent in arabic, only if written in readable...

Fluent in arabic, only if written in readable text.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 11:59 PM
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Posted By M.carter
I fully agree with what you are saying here.

I fully agree with what you are saying here.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 11:39 PM
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Posted By M.carter
Most of the Ummayads armies were from syria,...

Most of the Ummayads armies were from syria, since Muawiya's time. All the troops that beseiged constantinople in Muawiya's reign were from damascus. There certainly were some bedouin tribes left to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 11:32 PM
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Posted By M.carter
Saladins sword! Ive never heard of such thing, in...

Saladins sword! Ive never heard of such thing, in Dr.Uncal Yuncel's book, there is a sword in Topkapi attributed to Najmadeen Ayyub, Saladins father, but he clearly states that there is no sword...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 11:20 PM
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Posted By M.carter
The hilt certainly seems turkish to me, karabela.

The hilt certainly seems turkish to me, karabela.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 11:17 PM
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Posted By M.carter
I do certainly believe that there were some...

I do certainly believe that there were some turkish elements in saladin's army, but regarding the mamluks, I still stand to my point that these were only a few, and were employed as Saladin's...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 10:36 PM
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Posted By M.carter
Nowhere have I read that the Seljuks were ever...

Nowhere have I read that the Seljuks were ever the de-facto rulers of those cities, they were only the De-facto rulers of Baghdad. The Nubian slave guards were not called mamluks. These were simply...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 10:31 PM
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Posted By M.carter
Yes but you must remember that most of the...

Yes but you must remember that most of the medieval european historians generalized the whole middle east under the term 'Turks', as most crusades that were launched, encountered turkish lands and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 06:46 PM
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Posted By M.carter
But most of Saladins armies came from Cairo and...

But most of Saladins armies came from Cairo and Damascus, and Turkish troops werent that common in Saladins time. The only mamluks in Saladins army were his personal bodyguards. The rest of the army...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 10:46 AM
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Posted By M.carter
Yeah, the straight sword in the first pic you...

Yeah, the straight sword in the first pic you have posted is certainly of the same type of swords you have, but the other pics.... I see no resemblance, these swords are covered in detail in "Islamic...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2005, 10:29 PM
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Posted By M.carter
As usual :mad:

As usual :mad:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2005, 10:06 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 286,222
Posted By M.carter
Actually, they say that the DVD will be 195...

Actually, they say that the DVD will be 195 minutes long. Thats 50 minutes extra! I also had a feeling that there would be an extended DVD version since I got out of the cinema, because in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2005, 10:04 PM
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Posted By M.carter
I do not think that Saladin could speak Kurdish...

I do not think that Saladin could speak Kurdish (although he was a kurd). His father died when he was in an early age, and he was sent from childhood to a Sunni Islamic religious school in Damascus....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2005, 09:24 PM
Replies: 17
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Posted By M.carter
Thats what I said, mamluk swords from the 15th...

Thats what I said, mamluk swords from the 15th century. This book is amazing, and there is no other book in the world that covers the same subject in this detail, god bless Dr.Uncal.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2005, 06:11 PM
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Views: 28,172
Posted By M.carter
Here are the swords I was talking about, all from...

Here are the swords I was talking about, all from the 15th century.

"Islamic Swords and Swordsmiths"
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2005, 09:19 PM
Replies: 207
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Posted By M.carter
Well yeah, he has no palaces in either Syria or...

Well yeah, he has no palaces in either Syria or Egyot that are attributed to him. Only a fortress in Northern Syria, and one in Egypt.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2005, 07:51 PM
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Posted By M.carter
1. Humility?? I dont get it, what do you mean...

1. Humility?? I dont get it, what do you mean Mark?

2. Thats exactly what I was talking about on SFI, if you have the book "Islamic Swords and swordsmiths" see portraits 80,81,82,83. These are the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2005, 01:31 PM
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Posted By M.carter
In a translated Turkish book, edited by egyptian...

In a translated Turkish book, edited by egyptian historians I have, Ive read that the purchase of mamluks didnt start by the Ayyubids until the reign of Al-Salih ibn Al-Kamil ibn Al-Adil ibn...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2005, 04:11 PM
Replies: 207
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Posted By M.carter
Nope, the Ayyubid family was kurdish, but the...

Nope, the Ayyubid family was kurdish, but the ayyubid armies were mainly Syrian and egyptian garrisons, no kipchaqs. The Kipchaqs and circassians came much later, during the mamluk period.
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