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Roland_M 2nd December 2015 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by arsendaday
Ali's Sword was double-bladed. I am too waiting for more comments about this type of blades.
Ali's Sword was not double bladed, it was a straight double edged sword, very sharp and probably quite heavy.

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.

fernando 2nd December 2015 04:45 PM
Beautiful pictures of luxury weapons.
Thanks for sharing.

kahnjar1 2nd December 2015 06:19 PM
Thank you for these. A truly amazing display of weapons an related items.
Stu

CharlesS 2nd December 2015 11:48 PM
These are amazing pics! Thanks so much for sharing them with us!

digenis 3rd December 2015 07:42 PM
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

estcrh 3rd December 2015 10:57 PM
Thanks for the fantastic images. Does anyone know if these were diplomatic gifts between governments?

harrywagner 4th December 2015 07:27 PM
Thank you
 
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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? :) Thanks again. I love these virtual museum visits!

Harry

Emanuel 4th December 2015 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by harrywagner
...I have an Algerian knife...Do these look similar to anyone else...

Harry
Hello,

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

harrywagner 4th December 2015 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Emanuel
Hello,

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
Thanks Emanuel. I did not know that they are called wedding nimchas. I am surprised to see it in this collection. It is "rubbing shoulders" with some fine company.

sirupate 5th December 2015 07:49 AM
Fabulous, it must have taken an age to post the pics, what a wonderful collection for us to view, many thanks Mercenary

ALEX 11th January 2016 07:25 PM
Another Zul-Faqar Sword
 
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Mercenary, thank you for sharing these pictures! Truly awesome!

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.
Here is another zul-faqar sword. Late Qajar blade in Ottoman mounts, and similar in Higgins Collection HERE
Any comments on sword below?

ariel 11th January 2016 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Kubur
Better than the new issue of Playboy
Thank you!!!
:D

Anything is better than the newest issue of Playboy: it shows 49 yo Pamela Anderson in the nude.....

ariel 11th January 2016 09:29 PM
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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