Indo-Persian sword with Wootz blade and parrot hilt

kai · 14th November 2005, 12:13 AM

Hi Jens,

Thanks for the update! Actually, I was about to send the URL of this thread to a friend of mine and thought it wouldn't hurt to bring it back to the top...

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

I have looked at the hilt again, and I think I will agree with you that it is a parrot.

Yup, I think the colors work best for a parrot. A hawk has somewhat smaller eyes and while I couldn't exclude a falcon, the defining feature of a falcon's beak is missing. Thus, a positive identification doesn't seem to be possible but parrot seems to be most plausible to me, too.

Regards,
Kai

Jens Nordlunde · 5th December 2005, 01:55 PM

Hi Kai,

Have a look at the auction catalogue showing Dr. Leo S. Figiel’s collection page 64 no. 2058.

The hilt is not the same, and the blade is not quite the same, but close. Unfortunately both Figiel in his book. and the one who wrote the text to the auction catalogue were ‘very’ discreet when it came to mention from where the weapons came.

Jens

5th December 2005, 01:55 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Kai, Have a look at the auction catalogue showing Dr. Leo S. Figiel’s collection page 64 no. 2058. The hilt is not the same, and the blade is not quite the same, but close. Unfortunately both Figiel in his book. and the one who wrote the text to the auction catalogue were ‘very’ discreet when it came to mention from where the weapons came. Jens