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mariusgmioc · 11th October 2019, 08:32 PM

Citing from "Arms and Armor from Iran," page 201, column 1, e

"The double-edged, straight swords with downward quillons were by no means a revival movement specific to the Qajar period. There are a number of Iranian straight swords from earlier periods kept in Russian museums as discussed earlier. Hence, the tradition of making double-edged, straight swords in Iran goes back to the Timurid and Safavid eras, meaning there was a coexistence of straight and curved swords during the Safavid era [...]"

Further down the lines Mr. Moshtagh discusses briefly the Qajar straight swords stating that even some with highly decorated blades were fully functional.

So it seems I was wrong twice

1. saying these swords are not mentioned in the book, and
2. in my previous assumption, as I underestimated the qualities of the decorated Qajar "revival" swords.

11th October 2019, 08:32 PM	#26
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,869	Citing from "Arms and Armor from Iran," page 201, column 1, e "The double-edged, straight swords with downward quillons were by no means a revival movement specific to the Qajar period. There are a number of Iranian straight swords from earlier periods kept in Russian museums as discussed earlier. Hence, the tradition of making double-edged, straight swords in Iran goes back to the Timurid and Safavid eras, meaning there was a coexistence of straight and curved swords during the Safavid era [...]" Further down the lines Mr. Moshtagh discusses briefly the Qajar straight swords stating that even some with highly decorated blades were fully functional. So it seems I was wrong twice 1. saying these swords are not mentioned in the book, and 2. in my previous assumption, as I underestimated the qualities of the decorated Qajar "revival" swords. Last edited by mariusgmioc; 11th October 2019 at 08:59 PM.