mongol swords/mamluke/crusader swords

[ariel]

Originally Posted by TVV

There is a Polish book in Polish and English, by Gutowski (I might be misspelling the name) on Tatar Arms. It is a more of a catalogue and features most known Tatar sabres in museums and private collections. The emphasis is on the Golden Horde and its remnants in Lithuania, Poland and Russia, and most of the examples are later - 16th to 18th centuries, but there are some early examples as well.
For further study perhaps you should look for Gorelik's and Khudyakov's works, as I think they included Mongol arms and armour.
Regards,
Teodor

Gorelik is the best academic source, but he does not show actual photos: only his drawings.
Gutowski is great , with very good historical introduction on the history of Tatars in Poland, but the actual examples are quite late as Teodor mentioned.
I would add David Nicolle " Arms and armor of the crusading era. 1050-1350. Islam, Eastern Europe and Asia" ISBN 1-85367-369-2
I would look also at Artzi's site: he has 2 nomad swords for sale, 9-11 centuries.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/items.php?coll=2&cat=1