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9th May 2025, 11:13 PM

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The Omani Shamshiir.

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Posted By Oliver Pinchot

It seems you have exhausted this thread. Your...

It seems you have exhausted this thread. Your reasoning vis a vis this illustration is nebulous. As you noted, it's Orientalist work, and not very good at that. It's clear it was done by an...

Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

30th April 2025, 03:12 AM

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The Omani Shamshiir.

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Posted By Oliver Pinchot

I doubt very much if most Persian smiths were...

I doubt very much if most Persian smiths were even aware of any such thing, other than literary references to Dhul-Faqar.

Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

28th April 2025, 04:34 PM

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The Omani Shamshiir.

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Posted By Oliver Pinchot

At the earliest, this blade could be late 17th c....

At the earliest, this blade could be late 17th c. Much likelier mid-late 18th century. The guard is 18th century. Where it was found doesn't impact its origins, it is Persian, plain and simple. That...

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