A nice Zulfiqar ?

katana · 19th June 2006, 07:14 PM

Recently ended, not as 'over the top' as the example posted recently, but IMHO a good sword. Are these more common than I realised, are Zulfiqars prone to being made as copies/replica's?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Is the design purely symbollic? A 'badge' of status?

S.Al-Anizi · 19th June 2006, 07:37 PM

Thulfiqars were copied by many smiths, Sudanese, Indian, Persian and a few Turkish ones too. Personally, I do not like them, they're fantasy.

Valjhun · 20th June 2006, 08:55 AM

Thatone is particularly ugly and nonfunctional. 19th century I guess.

The more I see them the more I think that they are status symbols or commanding swords.

19th June 2006, 07:14 PM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	A nice Zulfiqar ? Recently ended, not as 'over the top' as the example posted recently, but IMHO a good sword. Are these more common than I realised, are Zulfiqars prone to being made as copies/replica's? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Is the design purely symbollic? A 'badge' of status?

19th June 2006, 07:37 PM	#2
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	Thulfiqars were copied by many smiths, Sudanese, Indian, Persian and a few Turkish ones too. Personally, I do not like them, they're fantasy.

20th June 2006, 08:55 AM	#3
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Thatone is particularly ugly and nonfunctional. 19th century I guess. The more I see them the more I think that they are status symbols or commanding swords.