Figuring out the age of a weapon

patkinson · 13th October 2011, 12:34 AM

Wow guys, to be honest im shocked by the amount of information you guys have given. It is amazing to see such an active forum. So thank you all.

I am most interested in Middle Eastern weapons more specifically Jambiya's, Afghani Shamshir, and Talibons at the moment. Being fairly new to the scene this is what i have struck interest in the most. Also I am just starting my collection I will be trying to stick pre 1850's edged weapons.

I do have a Masters degree in Middle Eastern history with my main focus on the Mongols, unfortunately i haven't been able to find any true Mongol antiques and from what i have found it seems on the more or less extremely serious collector side of the price range, and I can obviously see why.

Once again thanks for all the info and i hope this some what narrows such a broad topic down.

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13th October 2011, 12:34 AM	#6
patkinson Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2	Wow guys, to be honest im shocked by the amount of information you guys have given. It is amazing to see such an active forum. So thank you all. I am most interested in Middle Eastern weapons more specifically Jambiya's, Afghani Shamshir, and Talibons at the moment. Being fairly new to the scene this is what i have struck interest in the most. Also I am just starting my collection I will be trying to stick pre 1850's edged weapons. I do have a Masters degree in Middle Eastern history with my main focus on the Mongols, unfortunately i haven't been able to find any true Mongol antiques and from what i have found it seems on the more or less extremely serious collector side of the price range, and I can obviously see why. Once again thanks for all the info and i hope this some what narrows such a broad topic down.