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Old 13th May 2006, 01:09 PM   #1
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If you mean standard (or tugh) heads, then I think the answer is no, those look like ordinary lance-heads to me.
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Old 13th May 2006, 01:13 PM   #2
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Tugh head or yes-standards as the correct definition in English.. If lance head, I am not sure but should they not be a bit heavier and stronger to thrust efficiently when thrown?(though I vote on the "not standards" side too)

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Old 13th May 2006, 01:39 PM   #3
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I Think this is the sort of thing you had in mind, although this example is actually Mamluk (I couldn't find a picture of an Ottoman tugh).

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Old 13th May 2006, 01:55 PM   #4
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Still not found a photo of an Ottoman tugh, however I did find this line drawing though from Osprey's "Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1300-1774" by David Nicolle:

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Old 13th May 2006, 03:22 PM   #5
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Both the blades and ferrules look like Indonesian tombak to me.
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Old 13th May 2006, 03:30 PM   #6
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They did strike me as tombak-like too. In his book "Ottoman Art In the Service of the Empire," Zdzislaw Zygulski includes a chapter on tughs. While there are variations, the "classic" Ottoman tugh has a rounded finial.
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Old 13th May 2006, 05:12 PM   #7
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They look Malay or Borneo to me.
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