is it possible for blood/flesh to remain on a blade for over a century....

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by chevalier

this was said of one of skanderbeg's swords in a museum in the early 1900's:


"According to Faik Konica, who viewed the sword at the beginning of the 20th century, there were still stains of blood on the blade."

Excellent research Chevalier!
What museum was this? Who was Faik Konika? Can you say the reference, page in case we would like to check further?

[ariel]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Excellent research Chevalier!
What museum was this? Who was Faik Konika? Can you say the reference, page in case we would like to check further?

The power of Google:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faik_Konica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_of_Skanderbeg

[chevalier]

in keeping with the subtopic


is the "spear of longinus' one and the same as the "antioch arrow/lance" the crusaders found during the seige of antioch???

[chevalier]

..and yes, i took the quote from a wikipedia page on the arms of skanderbeg.


ive been interested in surviving arms of kings/chiefs/military commanders in europe and elsewhere.

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by chevalier

..and yes, i took the quote from a wikipedia page on the arms of skanderbeg.


ive been interested in surviving arms of kings/chiefs/military commanders in europe and elsewhere.

Busy minds are happy minds!
What the heck did we ever do before computers!!! Back in the old days I could never have imagined all this info at my fingertips.

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Busy minds are happy minds!
What the heck did we ever do before computers!!! Back in the old days I could never have imagined all this info at my fingertips.

Yes, but you did have papyrus available to you back then, didn't you, Jim?

[Jim McDougall]

LOL!!! (as I try not to lose the swallow of soda on my keyboard!!!
That was good Andrew!!! I guess it has been a couple of years.
Thank you, that made my week!

Thank you Mark for the info on these spearheads, I really didn't know there were a number of them.

While this information is of course readily available online to all of us, I think it is great when material on a topic is compiled by someone into data that can be reviewed and discussed. This way we all learn together! (I know I keep saying that, but to me thats what its all about).

Thank you guys

[Mark]

Originally Posted by chevalier

in keeping with the subtopic


is the "spear of longinus' one and the same as the "antioch arrow/lance" the crusaders found during the seige of antioch???

Apparently not. Again, Wikipedia to the rescue (search "longinus spear"). According to that august authority, there are no less than three spears (in four different places): the "Vatican" spear (the tip of which is in Paris), the "Echmiadzin" spear (the one from Antioch, now in Armenia), and the "Vienna" spear (the one in this thread). The Vienna spear has been dated to no earlier than the 7th C, so it seems that it is the least likely of the three to be genuine.