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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th July 2005, 10:11 PM
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Views: 38,370
Posted By Aqtai
Isn't anyone going to comment on that picture of...

Isn't anyone going to comment on that picture of a possible Mamluk khanjar? :confused:

I would love to know if other people know a bit more about that picture, or about Mamluk daggers in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2005, 09:53 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 38,370
Posted By Aqtai
In his L'art arabe, E. Prisse D'Avennes has a...

In his L'art arabe, E. Prisse D'Avennes has a picture of weapons and a helmet which he attributes to Tumanbay II, the last Mamluk sultan of Egypt, who was executed by the Ottomans in 1517. Among the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2005, 11:58 PM
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Views: 7,473
Posted By Aqtai
You mean because those blades are shaped like an...

You mean because those blades are shaped like an Ancient Greek kopis? :D

Don't quite a few blades have a similar shape? Nepali kukris and Turkish yataghans also have that forward curve. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2005, 09:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,686
Posted By Aqtai
I don't know Turkish (although my pseudonym is...

I don't know Turkish (although my pseudonym is Turkish :D), however there are a lot of Turkish words in Egytian colloquial Arabic, a Legacy of nearly 400 years of Ottoman rule, preceded by 267 years...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2005, 09:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,039
Posted By Aqtai
Very impressive. I would love to see the blades...

Very impressive. I would love to see the blades on those swords and daggers though. :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2005, 09:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 17,347
Posted By Aqtai
I think i'm having a heart attack... sensory...

I think i'm having a heart attack... sensory overload...

Great pictures, thank you! :D

Here is my humble contribution:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2005, 03:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 15,280
Posted By Aqtai
Good looking pieces of armour. Its nice to know...

Good looking pieces of armour. Its nice to know that there are modern armourers out there who make authentic looking Oriental/Eastern European armours as well as the usual Western European stuff. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2005, 03:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,194
Posted By Aqtai
Beautiful, beautiful tulwar. Is it "fully...

Beautiful, beautiful tulwar. Is it "fully functional" or just decorative.

Please don't test it on anyone/anything if you're not sure. :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2005, 02:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 16,596
Posted By Aqtai
Very nice sword Erlikhan, although it shook up...

Very nice sword Erlikhan, although it shook up some of my preconceptions.

I had the impression that early Kilijs (or kiliches) had narrower and straighter blades, like the 15th and early 16th...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2005, 02:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 18,786
Posted By Aqtai
Interesting collection of weapons. It reinforces...

Interesting collection of weapons. It reinforces India's place as the homeland of unusual and exotic weapons. Just when you think you've seen em all, something else come along. Any interesting pieces...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2005, 11:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,901
Posted By Aqtai
Beautiful pictures as usual B.I. It is especially...

Beautiful pictures as usual B.I. It is especially nice to see pieces of fabric armour in such good condition, as they are so rare. It's sad that such a wonderful and historic collection has been...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2005, 09:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,517
Posted By Aqtai
Beautiful pictures Wolviex. You mentioned these...

Beautiful pictures Wolviex. You mentioned these are sabres, so I'm guessing that these blades, unlike the Topkapi swords, are not straight. Judging by the number of examples, this style of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 04:52 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,517
Posted By Aqtai
Beautiful. They also have that dragon and...

Beautiful. They also have that dragon and simurgh motif.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 03:34 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,517
Posted By Aqtai
I've just been reading Unsal Yucel's book. I see...

I've just been reading Unsal Yucel's book. I see what you mean about the gold dots. So the sword in plate 16 probably is Ummayyad or Abbassid, Yucel does say that it has 3 gold dots on the blade. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 03:09 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,517
Posted By Aqtai
Thanks B.I. and Wolviex for giving me possible...

Thanks B.I. and Wolviex for giving me possible dates and possible places of origin for that style of decoration.

M. Carter, I'm afraid I know very little about Early Islamic swords, so please...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 02:36 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,517
Posted By Aqtai
Probably very wise considering these swords...

Probably very wise considering these swords status as sacred relics... :)

What about the sword you posted from the Armeria Reale, is there a date or place of origin listed for that one?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 02:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,517
Posted By Aqtai
I'm afraid I can't really answer this question...

I'm afraid I can't really answer this question very coherently. It's more of a "feeling" than anything else, but based on a number of things.

First there is the exuberance and liveliness of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 12:28 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,517
Posted By Aqtai
Sword with Persian style decoration in the Topkapi Saray

I think this is my first ever thread! It is actually a spin-off from B.I.'s thread on the Armeria Reale Collection. I have no wish to hijack his thread with my little obsessions. :D

This is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 09:41 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 40,453
Posted By Aqtai
Thanks B.I., much appreciated. :) Lovely...

Thanks B.I., much appreciated. :)

Lovely piece of armour with some interesting features. The small plates on the shoulders, laminated vambraces (similar to the ones on the complete Turkish armour...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2005, 08:26 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 40,453
Posted By Aqtai
Beautiful swords Brian. I feel the decoration on...

Beautiful swords Brian. I feel the decoration on the straight sword has more of an Iranian feel to it. I couldn't see it very clearly, but is that a simurgh beneath the hilt?

I think you know...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2005, 09:12 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 25,333
Posted By Aqtai
Thanks for those pics Brian. I see you found the...

Thanks for those pics Brian. I see you found the helmet i was talking about. :)

That exhibition on Early Islamic armour in Paris sounds fascinating, however I can't see my wife agrreing to me...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2005, 06:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 25,333
Posted By Aqtai
Thanks Brian. Very nice helmet. I see why you...

Thanks Brian. Very nice helmet. I see why you thinnk the one in Venice may have originally looked like this.

I have seen a picture of a very similar Mamluk helmet in the Topkapi Museum attributed...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2005, 02:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 25,333
Posted By Aqtai
Thanks for the reply B.I. It is a bizarre piece....

Thanks for the reply B.I. It is a bizarre piece. I suppose it could be a parade helmet, as you pointed out the peak would be fairly unstable. I still cannot help wondering why such an impractical...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2005, 01:27 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 25,333
Posted By Aqtai
Sorry. the first helmet. It has a hemispherical...

Sorry. the first helmet. It has a hemispherical bowl with a mail fringe and has a Shishak-style peak, cheek plates, neck-guard and nasal bar attached to the mail. That 's what I meant by a cross...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2005, 12:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 25,333
Posted By Aqtai
Thanks BI for sharing these beautiful pictures...

Thanks BI for sharing these beautiful pictures with us. Thank you especially for photographing the bowcase, a piece of Islamic warriors equipment that is often overlooked. :)

Have you got any more...
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