Baluchistan/Omani shamshir

CharlesS · 6th April 2022, 04:58 PM

Ariel,

Here is an example I acquired at the Baltimore show. You can see stylistically they are so similar. The baldric is mounted in a different style.

The blade is good quality wootz, but I believe there is something about the cartouches that upset the owner...one has been completely erased, and there seems to have been an attempt to erase the other one above it.

It's always nice when we can find swords so complete.

ariel · 9th April 2022, 06:50 PM

These pommels with down-turned configuration always reminded me of “camel head” Indian ones with “dulla”, a highly unappetizing protrusion of saliva- covered mucosa that appears during camel’s sexual excitement.

What do females find attractive about it, and why could not a male just hold a bouquet of roses in his mouth instead, makes sense only to a camel....

CharlesS · 10th April 2022, 12:15 PM

Ariel, it's a shame that's all your saw in that sword. What a sad, loathsome, example it is!

ariel · 10th April 2022, 03:19 PM

Charles and everybody,
I sincerely apologize to each and every member of the gender Camelus, both Dromedaries and Bactrians, for my ethnophobic attitude. My only explanation that one of their representatives almost ( repeat: almost !) bit my wifeÂ’s shoulder on our honeymoon trip to the Red Sea.
I tried to convince her that the creature just gave her a kiss, as a congratulation on her marriage, but to no avail. I had to take sides and, as all of you of male persuasion understand, took my wife’s side for the rest of my life. Threat of immediate divorce overcame my sincere love for those adorable, highly intelligent and proud creatures.

But, on a more serious note, what I have just paid attention to, your example lacks the Omani silver knot, which makes me suspect it is a high-class purely Baluch example, without Omani influence.

6th April 2022, 04:58 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Ariel, Here is an example I acquired at the Baltimore show. You can see stylistically they are so similar. The baldric is mounted in a different style. The blade is good quality wootz, but I believe there is something about the cartouches that upset the owner...one has been completely erased, and there seems to have been an attempt to erase the other one above it. It's always nice when we can find swords so complete. Attached Images

10th April 2022, 03:19 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Charles and everybody, I sincerely apologize to each and every member of the gender Camelus, both Dromedaries and Bactrians, for my ethnophobic attitude. My only explanation that one of their representatives almost ( repeat: almost !) bit my wifeÂ’s shoulder on our honeymoon trip to the Red Sea. I tried to convince her that the creature just gave her a kiss, as a congratulation on her marriage, but to no avail. I had to take sides and, as all of you of male persuasion understand, took my wife’s side for the rest of my life. Threat of immediate divorce overcame my sincere love for those adorable, highly intelligent and proud creatures. But, on a more serious note, what I have just paid attention to, your example lacks the Omani silver knot, which makes me suspect it is a high-class purely Baluch example, without Omani influence. Last edited by ariel; 10th April 2022 at 07:43 PM.

9th April 2022, 06:50 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	These pommels with down-turned configuration always reminded me of “camel head” Indian ones with “dulla”, a highly unappetizing protrusion of saliva- covered mucosa that appears during camel’s sexual excitement. What do females find attractive about it, and why could not a male just hold a bouquet of roses in his mouth instead, makes sense only to a camel....

10th April 2022, 12:15 PM	#3
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Ariel, it's a shame that's all your saw in that sword. What a sad, loathsome, example it is!