Sword(s) of dreams

ariel · 24th December 2008, 09:42 PM

My aspirations do not go as high as as "Sword of Charlemagne", although I would not kick Yataghan of Soleiman the Magnificent out of my house...
My dream list:
1. Tatar Sword ( ordynka or Crimean)
2. Bukharan sword like the one on Artzi's site....
3. Georgian saber with a beak-like pommel by Geurk Elisarov
As a bonus, I would love to get a Minghrelian Kindjal.
Anyone has spares? Swap? May I fulfill somebody else's dream? It's Holiday Season ....

kisak · 24th December 2008, 10:25 PM

Obviously not an easy choice here (well, if we assume someone else will take the bill at least), but sticking to something a bit more humble than the Sword of Charlemagne or so (not that I'd complain...)

1: a Swedish "drabantvärja" m/1701, or a similar officer's sword. Known provenance obviously a plus.

2: a good Japanese daito. The Rai Kunitoshi up for sale over at nihonto.ca for example would do the trick.

3: A Viking age-style sword from Patrick Barta.

Honourable mention to pretty much all things wootz and jade.

Mark · 29th December 2008, 03:31 PM

Hard to say, but I wouldn't mind my pick from Andrew's, Ian's, John's and/or Charles' collections.

I wouldn't mind getting a dha with an undamaged basket-work handle, actually, and one with some gold in the decoration.

24th December 2008, 09:42 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	My aspirations do not go as high as as "Sword of Charlemagne", although I would not kick Yataghan of Soleiman the Magnificent out of my house... My dream list: 1. Tatar Sword ( ordynka or Crimean) 2. Bukharan sword like the one on Artzi's site.... 3. Georgian saber with a beak-like pommel by Geurk Elisarov As a bonus, I would love to get a Minghrelian Kindjal. Anyone has spares? Swap? May I fulfill somebody else's dream? It's Holiday Season ....

24th December 2008, 10:25 PM	#2
kisak Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 182	Obviously not an easy choice here (well, if we assume someone else will take the bill at least), but sticking to something a bit more humble than the Sword of Charlemagne or so (not that I'd complain...) 1: a Swedish "drabantvärja" m/1701, or a similar officer's sword. Known provenance obviously a plus. 2: a good Japanese daito. The Rai Kunitoshi up for sale over at nihonto.ca for example would do the trick. 3: A Viking age-style sword from Patrick Barta. Honourable mention to pretty much all things wootz and jade.

29th December 2008, 03:31 PM	#3
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Hard to say, but I wouldn't mind my pick from Andrew's, Ian's, John's and/or Charles' collections. I wouldn't mind getting a dha with an undamaged basket-work handle, actually, and one with some gold in the decoration.