Sword of the Last Armenian King: 14th century

M.carter · 30th May 2006, 10:43 PM

Beautiful first post Tsubame1, very friendly. I said, and still stick to my claim, that this is a Turkish made, 17th century blade, with later Persian fittings, and probably much later gold inlay. This isnt out of pure speculation, but according to Anthony C. Tirri's* great book, "Islamic Weapons, Maghrib to Moghul" (see page 130). The claim that it belonged to a 14th century Armenian King is still unproven, and never be proven, I believe.

*Anthony C. Tirri is a scholar of Islamic arms and history, who has handled more pieces than anyone I know probably, and his collection contains hundreds of beautiful pieces.

30th May 2006, 10:43 PM	#10
M.carter Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 176	Beautiful first post Tsubame1, very friendly. I said, and still stick to my claim, that this is a Turkish made, 17th century blade, with later Persian fittings, and probably much later gold inlay. This isnt out of pure speculation, but according to Anthony C. Tirri's* great book, "Islamic Weapons, Maghrib to Moghul" (see page 130). The claim that it belonged to a 14th century Armenian King is still unproven, and never be proven, I believe. Anthony C. Tirri is a scholar of Islamic arms and history, who has handled more pieces than anyone I know probably, and his collection contains hundreds of beautiful pieces. Last edited by M.carter; 30th May 2006 at 11:44 PM.*