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chevalier · 21st July 2008, 06:06 AM

instead of makeing 3 seperate threads, i thought id combine them.

does anyone have any examples of mongol swords?

id expect swords from the time of genghis khan/batu/hulegu would be extremely rare, but then i havent seen any mongol swords from later periods either. the same is true perhaps of mameluke and crusader swords??

i remember seeing a book with photos of several 13th century mamluke swords from egypt and they where all straight bladed broadswords that very much resembled european swords of the same period, i have yet to see these swords anywhere else, much less for sale to private collectors.

ive seen a very few crusader swords, mostly of norman type, and all where so badly pitted and corroded that they look liked they could barely be handled without falling apart.

21st July 2008, 06:06 AM	#1
chevalier Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 119	mongol swords/mamluke/crusader swords instead of makeing 3 seperate threads, i thought id combine them. does anyone have any examples of mongol swords? id expect swords from the time of genghis khan/batu/hulegu would be extremely rare, but then i havent seen any mongol swords from later periods either. the same is true perhaps of mameluke and crusader swords?? i remember seeing a book with photos of several 13th century mamluke swords from egypt and they where all straight bladed broadswords that very much resembled european swords of the same period, i have yet to see these swords anywhere else, much less for sale to private collectors. ive seen a very few crusader swords, mostly of norman type, and all where so badly pitted and corroded that they look liked they could barely be handled without falling apart.