Bukharan handles

ariel · 17th September 2007, 05:08 PM

Looking at Artzi's site, he has examples of 2-rivet, 3-rivet, 5-rivet and even 4-rivet handles on weapons from Bukhara, but only one would conceivably qualify for " large-ish" rivets.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=434
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=417
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1321
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=2215
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=2029
One of my pseudoshashkas ( the leftmost one) has Afghani stamps from Mazar-i-Sharif ( admittedly Uzbeki territory), and 3 rather large rivets.
The peshkabzes you show, IMHO, are unlikely to be made in Mysore: too far South for a typically Northern weapon. Were they brought assembled from Bukhara? Who knows... And, in general, Paul's book does not impress me as a reliable source of info.
My bottom line: small rivets can come from everywhere; large ones are more likely to come from Uzbeki tradition. Three rivets are of no help, but 5 rivets are likely to come from Bukhara. Five large rivets clinch the deal.
Agreed?
Sounds like a Sherlock Holmes' title " The case of five large rivets"

17th September 2007, 05:08 PM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Looking at Artzi's site, he has examples of 2-rivet, 3-rivet, 5-rivet and even 4-rivet handles on weapons from Bukhara, but only one would conceivably qualify for " large-ish" rivets. http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=434 http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=417 http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1321 http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=2215 http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=2029 One of my pseudoshashkas ( the leftmost one) has Afghani stamps from Mazar-i-Sharif ( admittedly Uzbeki territory), and 3 rather large rivets. The peshkabzes you show, IMHO, are unlikely to be made in Mysore: too far South for a typically Northern weapon. Were they brought assembled from Bukhara? Who knows... And, in general, Paul's book does not impress me as a reliable source of info. My bottom line: small rivets can come from everywhere; large ones are more likely to come from Uzbeki tradition. Three rivets are of no help, but 5 rivets are likely to come from Bukhara. Five large rivets clinch the deal. Agreed? Sounds like a Sherlock Holmes' title " The case of five large rivets"