Assad Allah

HUSAR · 13th February 2008, 06:40 PM

looks similar

ward · 14th February 2008, 01:11 AM

Damian that is a nice piece if you had been out of town that day it would have been mine. oh well

Jim McDougall · 14th February 2008, 04:45 AM

This is a good example of the pictograph discussed Husar! What type of sword is the blade from?

HUSAR · 14th February 2008, 07:08 AM

Hello Jim
The sword is very similar to one i already have (pictures). However blade is lighter and longer (almost 87cm) The difference in 3 chiseled inscription instead of 2 and some gold work along the blade and also gold inscription which I posted yesterday on forum. I will try to take some pictures of this particular sword during weekend and post on forum.

Jim McDougall · 14th February 2008, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HUSAR

Hello Jim
The sword is very similar to one i already have (pictures). However blade is lighter and longer (almost 87cm) The difference in 3 chiseled inscription instead of 2 and some gold work along the blade and also gold inscription which I posted yesterday on forum. I will try to take some pictures of this particular sword during weekend and post on forum.

Thank you posting this one Husar! I look forward to seeing it.
This sabre you have posted is very nearly a textbook example of the Persian trade blades discussed in Oliver Pinchot's excellent article. The hilt is clearly Syrian and I have seen nearly the same channeled blades with the pictograph on Arabian sabres of probably the same 19th century period. The blade on this one you have posted is by far one of the nicest I have seen!
Is there a panel of chiseled calligraphy on the reverse side of the blade?

There was an article some time ago in "Arts of Asia" (I believe by Welch) that has an illustration of a blade of this form that is I believe mounted in a tulwar, and the form also is seen in Robert Elgood's "Arms and Armour of Arabia". I'll see if I can find the references.

All best regards,
Jim

Jens Nordlunde · 14th February 2008, 01:05 PM

Here is another of these type of blade, also Syrian.

Jim McDougall · 15th February 2008, 02:03 AM

Very nice Jens! That is the type of calligraphy panel I was looking for. These blades really got around!
All the best,
Jim

HUSAR · 14th February 2008, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ward

Damian that is a nice piece if you had been out of town that day it would have been mine. oh well

Thats true ! This time I was just more lucky

13th February 2008, 06:40 PM	#1
HUSAR Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 80	almost just like on my new sword :) looks similar Attached Images

14th February 2008, 07:08 AM	#4
HUSAR Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 80	sword Hello Jim The sword is very similar to one i already have (pictures). However blade is lighter and longer (almost 87cm) The difference in 3 chiseled inscription instead of 2 and some gold work along the blade and also gold inscription which I posted yesterday on forum. I will try to take some pictures of this particular sword during weekend and post on forum. Attached Images

14th February 2008, 01:05 PM	#6
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Here is another of these type of blade, also Syrian. Attached Images

14th February 2008, 01:11 AM	#2
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	Damian that is a nice piece if you had been out of town that day it would have been mine. oh well

14th February 2008, 04:45 AM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	This is a good example of the pictograph discussed Husar! What type of sword is the blade from?

15th February 2008, 02:03 AM	#7
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	Very nice Jens! That is the type of calligraphy panel I was looking for. These blades really got around! All the best, Jim