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ariel · 5th March 2007, 03:38 AM

Dr. Unsal Yucel published a book titled " Islamic Swords and Swordmakers" with all the pics of Sacred Swords from the Topkapi.
In many cases, he inserts a cautious statement, like "... it is difficult to say whether this sword is from the 6th century CE..." or something like that.
All of them are typical Mameluke swords and cannot be older than 14th century or thereabouts. Old enough, but no cigar...
Are there any archeologically-authenticated pre-Islamic swords NOT belonging to the same group?

5th March 2007, 03:38 AM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Dr. Unsal Yucel published a book titled " Islamic Swords and Swordmakers" with all the pics of Sacred Swords from the Topkapi. In many cases, he inserts a cautious statement, like "... it is difficult to say whether this sword is from the 6th century CE..." or something like that. All of them are typical Mameluke swords and cannot be older than 14th century or thereabouts. Old enough, but no cigar... Are there any archeologically-authenticated pre-Islamic swords NOT belonging to the same group?