interesting book

gp · 2nd October 2025, 06:45 PM

although available as hard copy, the museum has provided a free of charge legal link on yataghans, most made in the Balkans during the Ottoman empire's presence in Europe

https://jatagani.hismus.hr/knjizstarte.htm

gp · 3rd October 2025, 10:19 PM

more legal download museum books:

Catalogue of European Court Swords and Hunting Swords by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

https://ia801203.us.archive.org/32/i...ing_Swords.pdf

Firearms and edged weapons, guns, pistols, carbines, cannon models, medals, swords, daggers, fencing set by Walpole Galleries (New York, N.Y.)

https://dn720006.ca.archive.org/0/it...ea00walp_2.pdf

European arms and armour in the University of Oxford (principally in the Ashmolean and Pitt-Rivers museums) catalogued, with introductory notes by
Ffoulkes, Charles John, 1868-1947

https://dn720404.ca.archive.org/0/it...mo0000char.pdf

Rick · 3rd October 2025, 10:25 PM

Thanks for the link gp!

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Originally Posted by gp

although available as hard copy, the museum has provided a free of charge legal link on yataghans, most made in the Balkans during the Ottoman empire's presence in Europe

https://jatagani.hismus.hr/knjizstarte.htm

I find it interesting to see that the Light Hilted Yataghans' hilts are all described as Bone when most of them are hilted in Ivory or Walrus tusk.

gp · 8th October 2025, 07:14 PM

looking into finding more on the rondel dagger after reading Ahorsa's item,
Í stumbled upon some most beautiful drawings by the great Dürer himself!
Please scroll down:

https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Oplodida...eri_(MS_26-232)

and also Bauman's Fechtbuch

https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Bauman_F....I.6.4%C2%BA.2)

both legal☺

enjoy and best regards

Gunar

gp · 22nd October 2025, 01:31 PM

a very interesting one, again legal download:

"handbook of weaponry"

from 1890 in German, containing 662 drawings

https://ia601208.us.archive.org/27/i...affe00boeh.pdf

22nd October 2025, 01:31 PM	#5
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 928	a very interesting one, again legal download: "handbook of weaponry" from 1890 in German, containing 662 drawings https://ia601208.us.archive.org/27/i...affe00boeh.pdf Attached Images

2nd October 2025, 06:45 PM	#1
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 928	although available as hard copy, the museum has provided a free of charge legal link on yataghans, most made in the Balkans during the Ottoman empire's presence in Europe https://jatagani.hismus.hr/knjizstarte.htm

3rd October 2025, 10:19 PM	#2
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 928	more legal download museum books: Catalogue of European Court Swords and Hunting Swords by The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://ia801203.us.archive.org/32/i...ing_Swords.pdf Firearms and edged weapons, guns, pistols, carbines, cannon models, medals, swords, daggers, fencing set by Walpole Galleries (New York, N.Y.) https://dn720006.ca.archive.org/0/it...ea00walp_2.pdf European arms and armour in the University of Oxford (principally in the Ashmolean and Pitt-Rivers museums) catalogued, with introductory notes by Ffoulkes, Charles John, 1868-1947 https://dn720404.ca.archive.org/0/it...mo0000char.pdf

8th October 2025, 07:14 PM	#4
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 928	looking into finding more on the rondel dagger after reading Ahorsa's item, Í stumbled upon some most beautiful drawings by the great Dürer himself! Please scroll down: https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Oplodida...eri_(MS_26-232) and also Bauman's Fechtbuch https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Bauman_F....I.6.4%C2%BA.2) both legal☺ enjoy and best regards Gunar