New Book: "Edged Weapons of Afghanistan"

[grendolino]

Fully agreed. Vast pile of information and very well illustrated.

[mahratt]

Dear Robert (Bob A), I'm glad you finally got my book

[Bob A]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Dear Robert (Bob A), I'm glad you finally got my book

Indeed, so am I.

It is a wonderful book, beautifully illustrated, with an astounding array of weaponry, and a treasure trove of early photos and line drawings from the publications of the time. I'm very pleased to see these early illustrations, which place the weapons in their context.

On the basis of the illustrations alone, this book is an important document of the period. Assembled from many sources unavailable to most, I'm unaware of any other book that has such broad compilation of visual information.

I believe this book is destined to be an important, definitive source for otherwise unobtainable information - an instant classic. I'm very grateful for the efforts of the author in so successfully undertaking what must have been a monumental task.

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by Bob A

Indeed, so am I.

It is a wonderful book, beautifully illustrated, with an astounding array of weaponry, and a treasure trove of early photos and line drawings from the publications of the time. I'm very pleased to see these early illustrations, which place the weapons in their context.

On the basis of the illustrations alone, this book is an important document of the period. Assembled from many sources unavailable to most, I'm unaware of any other book that has such broad compilation of visual information.

I believe this book is destined to be an important, definitive source for otherwise unobtainable information - an instant classic. I'm very grateful for the efforts of the author in so successfully undertaking what must have been a monumental task.

Robert, thank you very much for your words. I hope that the text of the book will not disappoint you either.

[ihutch1]

I recently received a copy of this book and the translated text from the author. In brief, I find it excellent and recommend to all interested in Afghan and Indo-Persian arms in general.. The chapters on regulation Afghan army weapons, shashkas, and dating Afghan weapons are particularly interesting. They contained information I had not yet come across.

There are many photographs and illustrations, almost all with great clarity and detail.

My one minor suggestion for improvement would be to provide some more data for the examples pictured: mass and distal taper would be interesting and help understand the geometry of the blades.

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by ihutch1

I recently received a copy of this book and the translated text from the author. In brief, I find it excellent and recommend to all interested in Afghan and Indo-Persian arms in general.. The chapters on regulation Afghan army weapons, shashkas, and dating Afghan weapons are particularly interesting. They contained information I had not yet come across.

There are many photographs and illustrations, almost all with great clarity and detail.

My one minor suggestion for improvement would be to provide some more data for the examples pictured: mass and distal taper would be interesting and help understand the geometry of the blades.

Thank you very much for your review of my book.

[Interested Party]

I have been meaning to say for some time that I find this book to be a valuable reference. My review has been delayed to some degree by the fact that the book does contain a lot of information and when cross referenced with the source material is a bit of an undertaking to fully appreciate. I find this to be a positive factor in a book such as this one. I have enjoyed the book's arguments using linguistics to pinpoint origin of blade type and the logic behind the scarcity of brass as a tool to help establish age. Whether further scholarship validate and reinforce his ideas only time will tell, but I personally appreciate Dmitry's efforts researching this underappreciated subject and hope he continues his studies. I look forward to your next writings.

As ihutch1 said above, I would love more information about the examples shown.

Sincerely,
IP