Is There a Specific Term For This Style Of Moroccan Dagger???

ariel · 6th August 2011, 01:57 AM

My comment was not a prescription for the future, but an attempt to explain the present state of knowledge in the area: all our info comes from the "external" sources and, as such, might be fraught with errors committed by the outsiders not fully aware of the local nuances.

Things, however, might not be that simple...For example, in my recent post on Afghani pulowars, AJ1356 mentioned that the local call them just Shamshirs. Well, that may be the correct name and early Europeans might have been fooled. On the other hand, they might have preserved the early name ( Pulowar) and the current one ( Shamshir) is just a generic simplification by the locals not exposed to these weapons for more than a century.

By all means, correct the errors and supply the original information!
As to the idea of developing a site, being an old-fashioned " reader", I would like your effort to culminate in a published book. Something to hold, leaf through, underline, curl in bed with :-)
Seriously, write a book! As I said before, sign me up for an early order :-)

6th August 2011, 01:57 AM	#8
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	My comment was not a prescription for the future, but an attempt to explain the present state of knowledge in the area: all our info comes from the "external" sources and, as such, might be fraught with errors committed by the outsiders not fully aware of the local nuances. Things, however, might not be that simple...For example, in my recent post on Afghani pulowars, AJ1356 mentioned that the local call them just Shamshirs. Well, that may be the correct name and early Europeans might have been fooled. On the other hand, they might have preserved the early name ( Pulowar) and the current one ( Shamshir) is just a generic simplification by the locals not exposed to these weapons for more than a century. By all means, correct the errors and supply the original information! As to the idea of developing a site, being an old-fashioned " reader", I would like your effort to culminate in a published book. Something to hold, leaf through, underline, curl in bed with :-) Seriously, write a book! As I said before, sign me up for an early order :-)