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erlikhan 20th November 2005 10:16 AM

Caucassian? Bebut?
 
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May I pls learn where this is from, and further information?

regards

Rivkin 20th November 2005 04:14 PM

Yes, it's definitely caucasian, however it's quaddara and not bebut.
It's from the south. I hope bigger experts will correct me, but in my opinion it is more or less "generic transcaucasian" - seeing the scabbard can help things a little bit, but it can be - northern iranian (azerbajan), georgian or armenian...

ariel 20th November 2005 07:43 PM

Simply because the leather is green, I would think the Muslim origin. And, generally, Caucasians proper (not Persians, like the Azeris) preferred double-edge blades.

erlikhan 20th November 2005 08:51 PM

Then could be Middle Ajian?

Rivkin 20th November 2005 09:31 PM

My first notion was that it's iranian - nowadays independent Azerbajan, or southern azerbajan, or may be shirvan (nowadays Armenia).
There were couple of georgians making such things in Tbilisi (one btw was making fake "assad allahs" in XIX century), but the scabbard does not seem to be georgian at all.

erlikhan 20th November 2005 09:57 PM

May I ask; simply what is "assad allah" ?
regards

ariel 20th November 2005 11:21 PM

Assadullah of Isfaghan was the most celebrated Persian swordsmaker; he lived in the times of Shah Abbas the Great (1571-1628). Thousands of swords bearing his signture were manufactured up to the 19th century, likely as a tribute to him, to attest to the quality of the blade. His son, Kalb Ali, was another renowned master.

Mark 21st November 2005 12:56 AM

Hm. There is that six-pointed star again ....

Battara 21st November 2005 05:18 AM

"Hm. There is that six-pointed star again ...."

Again, another Star of Solomon .


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