Oriental weapons from the Hermitage exposition

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

Emanuel · 4th December 2015, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harrywagner

...I have an Algerian knife...Do these look similar to anyone else...

Harry

Hello,

Not just similar, but the same thing. Search the forum for "wedding nimcha" and "flyssa" for information on how these daggers likely came to be

Emanuel

4th December 2015, 07:27 PM	#6
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	#1
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	#2
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	#3
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	#4
digenis Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 48	Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

3rd December 2015, 10:57 PM	#5
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?