What is quite fascinating is the sheer range of styles. Hyderabad's Nizam collected from all over the sub-continent. The high number of straight tulwars is also interesting.
With the exception of the chain mail and the "cobra" blade none of this stuff was labelled. The exhibition method is also weird. Everything in glass boxes up on the high walls. it was very difficult to get good shots and impossible to do close-ups without a tripod and with all the light reflections.
So it's all eye-candy, what you see is what I saw.
Next up is the Salar Jung Museum here in the city, which is said to boast one of the largest arms collections in the world.
Stay tuned...
Emanuel
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