Oriental weapons from the Hermitage exposition

Roland_M · 2nd December 2015, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by arsendaday

Ali's Sword was double-bladed. I am too waiting for more comments about this type of blades.

Ali's Sword was not double bladed, it was a straight double edged sword, very sharp and probably quite heavy.

Dhu'l-Fakar was the best sword belonging to Muhammad (Peace be upon him), so it was never a double bladed sword, because these type of sword is very unsuitable for a battle. Double bladed swords are always ceremonial swords.

fernando · 2nd December 2015, 04:45 PM

Beautiful pictures of luxury weapons.
Thanks for sharing.

kahnjar1 · 2nd December 2015, 06:19 PM

Thank you for these. A truly amazing display of weapons an related items.
Stu

CharlesS · 2nd December 2015, 11:48 PM

These are amazing pics! Thanks so much for sharing them with us!

digenis · 3rd December 2015, 07:42 PM

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

estcrh · 3rd December 2015, 10:57 PM

Thanks for the fantastic images. Does anyone know if these were diplomatic gifts between governments?

harrywagner · 4th December 2015, 07:27 PM

Wow! Thank you for sharing these. I did not expect to have anything in my small collection that even remotely resembled anything held by that, or any other, museum. I have an Algerian knife (sword?) that i've never put much stock in. I've always thought of it as a tourist item. Surprisingly it resembles one of the knives on page 1. I have attached that photo and a photo of the Algerian knife for easy comparison. Do these look similar to anyone else, or do I need new glasses?

Thanks again. I love these virtual museum visits!

Harry

4th December 2015, 07:27 PM	#7
harrywagner Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 373	Thank you Wow! Thank you for sharing these. I did not expect to have anything in my small collection that even remotely resembled anything held by that, or any other, museum. I have an Algerian knife (sword?) that i've never put much stock in. I've always thought of it as a tourist item. Surprisingly it resembles one of the knives on page 1. I have attached that photo and a photo of the Algerian knife for easy comparison. Do these look similar to anyone else, or do I need new glasses? Thanks again. I love these virtual museum visits! Harry Attached Images

2nd December 2015, 04:45 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Beautiful pictures of luxury weapons. Thanks for sharing.

2nd December 2015, 06:19 PM	#3
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,786	Thank you for these. A truly amazing display of weapons an related items. Stu

2nd December 2015, 11:48 PM	#4
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	These are amazing pics! Thanks so much for sharing them with us!

3rd December 2015, 07:42 PM	#5
digenis Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 48	Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

3rd December 2015, 10:57 PM	#6
estcrh Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,492	Thanks for the fantastic images. Does anyone know if these were diplomatic gifts between governments?