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Originally Posted by ariel
What is Afghani Ch’hura doing there? Is it also 17-18 century? Ottoman-Hotaki war?
Theodor, do you have any idea whether there are museum provenance records and dates of entry?
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No, I have no idea. Unlike the European armor and arms, which are extremely well studied, there is next to nothing on the Islamic ones. As you can see by their state of preservation, they have been neglected in more ways than one.
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Originally Posted by ariel
And in the next array: short saber with yataghan-ish eared handle and no guard. Proto-shashka?
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I could be wrong here but I do not see a Central Asian hilt - I see a nimcha blade adapted to an early yataghan hilt.