Strange sword

ariel · 20th October 2005, 03:40 AM

Just ended.
Look at this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
The baldric is of South Arabian style; the scabbard decoration is also from that area, the crossguard is Turkish from the mid-late 19th century regulation swords, the finial is also Ottoman/Persian, the "gems" were a S. Arabian or Ottoman favourite decoration, the blade looks North African or Syrian, but the seller says that the pommel has icons (a purely Christian feature, more often Orthodox than Catholic).
What on Earth is going on? Can anybody place this short sword?
Can it be Christian Syrian/Lebanese?
Paging Artzi!!!!!!!

20th October 2005, 03:40 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Strange sword Just ended. Look at this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 The baldric is of South Arabian style; the scabbard decoration is also from that area, the crossguard is Turkish from the mid-late 19th century regulation swords, the finial is also Ottoman/Persian, the "gems" were a S. Arabian or Ottoman favourite decoration, the blade looks North African or Syrian, but the seller says that the pommel has icons (a purely Christian feature, more often Orthodox than Catholic). What on Earth is going on? Can anybody place this short sword? Can it be Christian Syrian/Lebanese? Paging Artzi!!!!!!!