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Originally Posted by freebooter
There are numerous references, written and visual, pertaining to Mamluk armour, swords, metalwork, paper, glass, ceramics etc but as yet I have not been able to find any "real examples" of the spears or even spear heads they carried except for a few battle standards.
I have viewed many depictions of these spears/lances in lithographs and drawings of old but have been unable to find any within museums or catalogues....I know they are out there though.
Can anyone help point me to these spears if they know of them.
Thanks
Gav
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Hi Gav
I never saw either; in Egypt, in auctions in France,
I'm not referring to museums, the ones in Cairo is very poor, as well as Damascus, Tehran
I don't remember have seen a lance in Topkapi Palace (Turkey)
I found this description; "Egyptian Mamluk" in full armor and armed with lance, shield, sabers and pistols.
incredible variety of weapons, and protections on this Mamluk
- a helmet "Kulah Khud"
- a pair of "Bazu-Band"
- a shield
- a spear
- a yatagan (on hand)
- a kilij may be "Pala" (suspended at belt)
- a pair of pistols in their cases
- a second yatagan (at side the scabbard of the first)
- a dagger "bicak" (?)
terrible
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Dom