Cut down shamshir?

ALEX · 4th December 2008, 04:38 PM

Ariel, Thank you for the comment and it is neat as always. I noticed a nice, pesh-like curvature to the blade as well, and initially thought it was an original design. Do you think the center-positioned cartouche and fairly wide placed kirk rants (there are only 5 rants at each side) indicate othervise? Thanks again.

ward · 4th December 2008, 10:29 PM

Alex mine had the cartouches closer to the ferrule than yours and the lower one was a lion. Also the blade had a pretty strong fuller along the spine.
I think you have to take these on a case by case basis no hard and fast rule. Some were probaly made as daggers others from sword blades.
Nice piece

4th December 2008, 04:38 PM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Ariel, Thank you for the comment and it is neat as always. I noticed a nice, pesh-like curvature to the blade as well, and initially thought it was an original design. Do you think the center-positioned cartouche and fairly wide placed kirk rants (there are only 5 rants at each side) indicate othervise? Thanks again.

4th December 2008, 10:29 PM	#2
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	Alex mine had the cartouches closer to the ferrule than yours and the lower one was a lion. Also the blade had a pretty strong fuller along the spine. I think you have to take these on a case by case basis no hard and fast rule. Some were probaly made as daggers others from sword blades. Nice piece