Taking this in the spirit of a television game show question, I'll try my hand at a rough answer.
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Can anyone identify the source of this display of weapons?
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Although I haven't been able to locate this exact illustration, it is strongly reminiscent of the "collection of Oriental armour and weapons formed by Lord Egerton of Tatton, and now hung in the armoury, Tatton Park", Egerton, p.160
et seq.. Of course, it could as easily be from any number of Victorian-era collections. Where did you find the illustration?
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Can any one identify the weapons?
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Generically, from top left to bottom right, with apologies in advance to the experts for mis-identifications and incorrect terminology:
- [Probably Indian] dhal shield and powder flask;
- shamsher;
- [probably Afghan] powder flask and matchlock jezail;
- Afghan salwar yataghan (Khyber knife);
- British 1871 Martini-Henry rifle, Mk 3 bayonet with scabbard, and what appears to be a misfired cartrdge with identifying label attached;
- Sudanese arm dagger;
- yataghan;
- kard;
- early type of Nepalese kukri;
- jambiya.
Do I win the convertible?
