Cut down shamshir? - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

4th December 2008, 09:48 AM

spiral

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Originally Posted by ALEX

Not sure if presence of rivets would indicate anything other than the method of hilt mounting, as some original hilts come mounted without rivets (ref: Manouchehr Korassani "Arms and Armor from Iran", pages 615-613, 622).

Thank you Alex, I wasnt aware of that, fascinating!

Spiral

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