Oriental weapons from the Hermitage exposition

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arsendaday · 17th October 2015, 07:55 PM

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Did anyone pay attention to the sword with double blades? With the lion head pommel. This is the first time that I see one of these. This one is a Persian sword and most likely a display one, but it is said that Tamerlane (aka Timur Lang) had a double bladed sword like this one and that he was so strong and powerful that when he struck with his sword he cut the enemy into three pieces. I wish I could read the museum description for this sword. Anyway thanks for sharing and good luck.

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