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Sorry for posting pictures that can not obviously compare with most of the stuff posted here, but due to the recent interest in mongolian/tatar weaponry:

First are the pictures from Warsaw museum's catalogue.

part II

Now some illustration from V.M.Gorelik's book on tatars:

some shoes

previous pictures show not only tatar sabres but also early mongolian straight swords. And finally:

hi,
great post and wonderful images.
i must say, though, all the pieces are not in the warsaw museum.
the first image (helmet mask) is in khalilis collection and was bought in england in the mid eighties. the second (helmet) and third (shield) is owned privately in england and i've seen both when they were in london. another helmet (image 6) is also in the same collection.
all great pieces and i must say this post is long overdue :)

I think i'm having a heart attack... sensory overload...

Great pictures, thank you! :D

Here is my humble contribution:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...t_13th_C_1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...our_13th_C.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...anArmour_1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11..._Tibetan_1.jpg

Just a couple of comments; that helmet in Japan, the shape and the peak remind me of Ottoman and Mamluk chichaks. This makes me wonder if the chichak was influenced by Mongol styles. Finally I have just noticed how the Mongols in the west, i.e. Polish and Lithuanian Tatars adopted Caucasian and Ottoman styles of armour, whereas Tibet, which was no longer ruled by the Mongols in the 19th century, still used traditional lamellar armour.