Afghan Peshkabz

Rick · 7th July 2005, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Aurangzeb

Hi Jens!

In the book I was looking in it has no pictures so I was going off the description, I was too lazy to find my other book with pictures in it!

So I grabbed the closest one! Thanks for corecting my mistake about the khanjarli. That really is a butiful dagger I like the gold work on it and the bulb shaped tip for piercing chainmail.

P.S.- What is this "Stones" book I hear so much about anyway?

http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/...L?bi=528094009

Aurangzeb · 8th July 2005, 01:19 AM

Hi Rick!

Thanks for the link to the book site I will buy it as soon as I have some extra cash!

I just bought a Persian 5-prong jambiya so my funds are spent until my father gets his paycheck tommorow.

ariel · 8th July 2005, 09:19 PM

As a personal (and bitterly earned.....) advise: before buying any more blades, get a copy of the Stone's book . Then take a month off, sit down, read it and......enjoy! DO NOT buy anything during that time.
Many people will criticize Stone to the end and will cite hair-splitting errors (in their learned opinion, of course!) all over the book. Ignore them: there is no better overall guide than this one.When you absorb Stone, start reading specialized books: Elgood on Arabian swords, Cato on Moro swords, etc. I think, a good collector should have a pound of reference material per every 10 pounds of metal, with Stone as a foundation.

Aurangzeb · 9th July 2005, 06:08 AM

Hi Ariel!

Thanks for the advise I will keep it in mind when I get the book.

Only one problem, I have "EBD" (Exessive Buying Disorder). When I see something I like I become obsessed until I get it!

It will be hard to lay off the buying for a month.

8th July 2005, 01:19 AM	#2
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hi Rick! Thanks for the link to the book site I will buy it as soon as I have some extra cash! I just bought a Persian 5-prong jambiya so my funds are spent until my father gets his paycheck tommorow.

8th July 2005, 09:19 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	As a personal (and bitterly earned.....) advise: before buying any more blades, get a copy of the Stone's book . Then take a month off, sit down, read it and......enjoy! DO NOT buy anything during that time. Many people will criticize Stone to the end and will cite hair-splitting errors (in their learned opinion, of course!) all over the book. Ignore them: there is no better overall guide than this one.When you absorb Stone, start reading specialized books: Elgood on Arabian swords, Cato on Moro swords, etc. I think, a good collector should have a pound of reference material per every 10 pounds of metal, with Stone as a foundation.

9th July 2005, 06:08 AM	#4
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hi Ariel! Thanks for the advise I will keep it in mind when I get the book. Only one problem, I have "EBD" (Exessive Buying Disorder). When I see something I like I become obsessed until I get it! It will be hard to lay off the buying for a month.