Quite a price for a Kattara

Lee · 8th October 2010, 11:04 AM

Well, yes, I guess I can see a protokattara in this. Thank you for bringing it to my attention; it is always interesting to see medieval and immediate post-medieval Islamic swords. I am aware of the examples in the Topkapi museums complex as well as some of those in the Askeri (military) museum in Istanbul (often ex Alexandria) and an occasional scattered published example here and there. But, is anyone aware of an accessible work laying out the variations and chronologies of Islamic medieval swords?

8th October 2010, 11:04 AM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 932	Always nice to see another example Well, yes, I guess I can see a protokattara in this. Thank you for bringing it to my attention; it is always interesting to see medieval and immediate post-medieval Islamic swords. I am aware of the examples in the Topkapi museums complex as well as some of those in the Askeri (military) museum in Istanbul (often ex Alexandria) and an occasional scattered published example here and there. But, is anyone aware of an accessible work laying out the variations and chronologies of Islamic medieval swords?