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3rd December 2022, 03:54 PM
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Zanzibar, Saiid The Great and his influence on Omani swords and weapons.
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I think what is important here,from our...
I think what is important here,from our perspective as students of arms and armor is this insight into the fascinating history of Oman and Zanzibar and how these weapons, in particular the Omani...
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27th November 2022, 06:42 PM
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It has been some time since we covered the...
It has been some time since we covered the particulars on these swords, and I recall it does seem the Omani sayf, with open cylindrical hilt as discussed, evolved as a derivative of the 'sayf...
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24th November 2022, 01:09 PM
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As Peter has said, it is a common perception that...
As Peter has said, it is a common perception that these were fighting swords as the hilt form was shared by the lighter dance (Razha) forms LOOKED the same as the many examples which DID have...
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13th November 2022, 06:04 PM
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I think one of the most confounding problems for...
I think one of the most confounding problems for arms historians beyond the semantics in describing weapons verbally is the introduction of the CDV (=carte de visite) which was a French convention ,...
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12th November 2022, 03:02 AM
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Thank you very much for noting that research of...
Thank you very much for noting that research of some years ago where in the voluminous text characteristic of Burton, I happened upon this remarkable comparison. I found other corroboration for the...
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10th November 2022, 03:00 AM
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Zanzibar, Saiid The Great and his influence on Omani swords and weapons.
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This is an excellent synopsis of the...
This is an excellent synopsis of the Oman/Zanzibar situation in the early years of the 19th century, and toward the weapons used in these areas, in particular the conical hilted long sword simply...
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