Oriental weapons from the Hermitage exposition
 

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Gorgeous, thank you for sharing,

Teodor

THANKS FOR POSTING THESE IT IS ALWAYS A JOY TO SEE SUCH PICTURES AND NONE OF US GET TO SEE ALL THE EXHIBITIONS OR MUSEUMS. UNFORTUNATELY SOME NEVER GET TO SEE ANY OF THEM SO THIS GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO TRAVEL AND SEE SOME OF THE GREAT ONES EVEN IF IT IS ONLY VIA COMPUTER AND PICTURES. :D

THERE ARE MANY FACETS TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND INSTINCTS, SOME LIGHT AND SOME DARK IN WEAPONS SUCH AS THESE I SEE A STRANGE MIX. THE DARK PURPOSE OF ARMS IS MANIFEST IN WEAPONS YET WE ARE MOVED TO MAKE SOME OF THEM LIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL. PERHAPS THIS SHOWS THERE IS HOPE FOR MANKIND TO SOMEDAY ELIMINATE THE DARK PART OF ITS SPIRIT THAT CRAVES WAR AND ONLY THE BEAUTIFUL PART WILL REMAIN. PERHAPS IN THAT TIME WE WILL WEAR A JEWELED FEATHER LIKE THE BIRDS WE OFTEN SEEM TO EMULATE IN OUR DRESS. :rolleyes:

Better than the new issue of Playboy
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great pictures
 

Especially since Playboy is changing their policy.

Wonderful display and most worthy of the Hermitage Museum. Thanks mercenary for the excellent pics.

Ian.

Excellent pictures, thank you for sharing. :)

Wonderful photos, thank you for sharing them here.


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Robert

Many thanks for taking the time to share these outstanding weapons with us.

Excellent photography too, it is not always easy to capture such articles in museum conditions.

Did you happen to notice any kukri whilst you were there?

Kind regards,

Chris

Absolutely amazing, thanks.
Roy

Wow!! Thanks for taking the time to post your photos.

splendid! but no keris , mandaus or balatos in the exhibition?

Thank you.

No. These photo show all exposition.

I understand it is conception of exposition: Asia without SEA, Far East, China...

Did anyone pay attention to the sword with double blades? With the lion head pommel. This is the first time that I see one of these. This one is a Persian sword and most likely a display one, but it is said that Tamerlane (aka Timur Lang) had a double bladed sword like this one and that he was so strong and powerful that when he struck with his sword he cut the enemy into three pieces. I wish I could read the museum description for this sword. Anyway thanks for sharing and good luck.

Wonderful, thank you. I also suppose nothing from the Philippines, huh? ;)

outstanding !!!!!! Thanks you for sharing. What a collecdtion. rick.

A wonderful experience, thank you!

I would love to see more Bukharan arms found in other Museums there too.

With thanks


Gavin

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.

Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely wonderful, thank you for taking the time to share your photos.
Miguel

Hi Alex, I thought it was a ceremonial sword, but I think with some training one will be able to cut through stuff (or a neck :) ), especially if you are the Sultan and the neck is not resisting. But otherwise, really good craftsmanship just to prove a point, i.e. that Ali's Sword was double-bladed. I am too waiting for more comments about this type of blades.

Arsen, you may read more about Dhu'l-Fakar HERE