The Moser Collection 1912

corrado26 · 24th September 2017, 12:49 PM

Oh yes, I have the catalogue of 1955
corrado26

estcrh · 24th September 2017, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by corrado26

Oh yes, I have the catalogue of 1955
corrado26

Thanks, hard to believe that there are so few images available and I can find none from the actual collection, just the catalogs.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 24th September 2017, 01:52 PM

SEE~ http://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue...enri.moser.htm

mariusgmioc · 24th September 2017, 02:10 PM

Fantastic thread!

For the first time I see a photo of the famed Kara Khorassan type of wootz.

corrado26 · 24th September 2017, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by estcrh

Thanks, hard to believe that there are so few images available and I can find none from the actual collection, just the catalogs.

Do you want to have more fotos?
corrado26

ariel · 24th September 2017, 10:39 PM

I have the 1923 and 1955 editions. The 1912 was well above my pay grade: marital bliss is more important.

But, BTW, I just caught my better half reading ( not leafing through!) Kirill Rivkin's book on Eastern sword! All is not lost:-)

estcrh · 24th September 2017, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by corrado26

Do you want to have more fotos?
corrado26

Of course, I have searched in several languages but not much shows up.

ariel · 25th September 2017, 10:52 AM

With 12 years delay :-))) my comment on Tom Hyle's doubts re. color photography in 1912: yes, it existed. Google " "Prokudin-Gorsky".

He was a Russian photographer and made color pictures of different areas of Russian Empire between 1905 - 1915. His pics of Central Asian persons show local weapons in great detail.

Oriental-Arms · 27th September 2017, 07:32 PM

Several photos from my visit with colleague collector to the Moser collection in the cellars of Bern Historisches Museum, April 1994. I do not have good photos of specific items but one can be impressed from the magnitude and variety of the collection.

estcrh · 27th September 2017, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriental-Arms

Several photos from my visit with colleague collector to the Moser collection in the cellars of Bern Historisches Museum, April 1994. I do not have good photos of specific items but one can be impressed from the magnitude and variety of the collection.

I am impressed alright, now I know were most of the worlds Persian shamshirs are.

Kurt · 1st October 2017, 10:43 AM

Hi Atzi ,
This was a nice time, you could easily visit the depo.
One call was enough.
Now you have to register and if you are lucky you will get an appointment.
The latest, you have to pay for an observer who oversees you.
Best
Kurt

24th September 2017, 12:49 PM	#1
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,226	Oh yes, I have the catalogue of 1955 corrado26 Attached Images

27th September 2017, 07:32 PM	#9
Oriental-Arms Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haifa, Israel Posts: 183	Visit to the Moser collection Several photos from my visit with colleague collector to the Moser collection in the cellars of Bern Historisches Museum, April 1994. I do not have good photos of specific items but one can be impressed from the magnitude and variety of the collection. Attached Images

1st October 2017, 10:43 AM	#11
Kurt Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 197	Hi Atzi , This was a nice time, you could easily visit the depo. One call was enough. Now you have to register and if you are lucky you will get an appointment. The latest, you have to pay for an observer who oversees you. Best Kurt Attached Images

24th September 2017, 01:52 PM	#3
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	SEE~ http://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue...enri.moser.htm

24th September 2017, 02:10 PM	#4
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	Fantastic thread! For the first time I see a photo of the famed Kara Khorassan type of wootz.

24th September 2017, 10:39 PM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I have the 1923 and 1955 editions. The 1912 was well above my pay grade: marital bliss is more important. But, BTW, I just caught my better half reading ( not leafing through!) Kirill Rivkin's book on Eastern sword! All is not lost:-)

25th September 2017, 10:52 AM	#8
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	With 12 years delay :-))) my comment on Tom Hyle's doubts re. color photography in 1912: yes, it existed. Google " "Prokudin-Gorsky". He was a Russian photographer and made color pictures of different areas of Russian Empire between 1905 - 1915. His pics of Central Asian persons show local weapons in great detail.