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Thank you.
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Wonderful, thank you. I also suppose nothing from the Philippines, huh?
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outstanding !!!!!! Thanks you for sharing. What a collecdtion. rick.
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A wonderful experience, thank you!
I would love to see more Bukharan arms found in other Museums there too. With thanks Gavin |
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Arsen, these split swords are rare, but there're quite a few. They are ceremonial swords, as you can see in THIS example. I handled another one, a Qajar split blade made of laddered wootz, with one half broken, and it is amazing how they forged two halves running almost parallel to each other. Hopefully Richard Furrer will comment on such a feast. |
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Thanks for sharing.
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Absolutely wonderful, thank you for taking the time to share your photos.
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Dhu'l-Fakar was the best sword belonging to Muhammad (Peace be upon him), so it was never a double bladed sword, because these type of sword is very unsuitable for a battle. Double bladed swords are always ceremonial swords. |
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Beautiful pictures of luxury weapons.
Thanks for sharing. |
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Thank you for these. A truly amazing display of weapons an related items.
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These are amazing pics! Thanks so much for sharing them with us!
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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the fantastic images. Does anyone know if these were diplomatic gifts between governments?
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Wow! Thank you for sharing these. I did not expect to have anything in my small collection that even remotely resembled anything held by that, or any other, museum. I have an Algerian knife (sword?) that i've never put much stock in. I've always thought of it as a tourist item. Surprisingly it resembles one of the knives on page 1. I have attached that photo and a photo of the Algerian knife for easy comparison. Do these look similar to anyone else, or do I need new glasses?
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Not just similar, but the same thing. Search the forum for "wedding nimcha" and "flyssa" for information on how these daggers likely came to be ![]() Emanuel |
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Fabulous, it must have taken an age to post the pics, what a wonderful collection for us to view, many thanks Mercenary
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Anything is better than the newest issue of Playboy: it shows 49 yo Pamela Anderson in the nude..... |
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I just got a book of this exhibition. Big, thick, on glossy paper.
No English translations. Very pedestrian and superficial legends, no different from the museum labels. A coffee-table album. Tirri was more informative and interesting. If anybody is interested, send me a message: I know a good seller in Russia. |
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