mamluk khanjar ??

B.I · 21st July 2005, 12:05 PM

hi aqtai,
the topkapi swords are a great example of judging by comparison, as apposed to inscription. i can find out more about ricks sword, given time as i would love to know who attributed the date and on what basis. its easy to judge casually, but i am sure the statement was not made lightly.

btw, a good friend got into the basement of the museum in cairo (by invitation, not a window :-) and he said there were boxes, unopened for generations. a casual browse found a crate of ottoman 'turban' helmets, long forgotten about. it makes you wonder what else lurks in the darkened corners of such places.

21st July 2005, 12:05 PM	#28
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	hi aqtai, the topkapi swords are a great example of judging by comparison, as apposed to inscription. i can find out more about ricks sword, given time as i would love to know who attributed the date and on what basis. its easy to judge casually, but i am sure the statement was not made lightly. btw, a good friend got into the basement of the museum in cairo (by invitation, not a window :-) and he said there were boxes, unopened for generations. a casual browse found a crate of ottoman 'turban' helmets, long forgotten about. it makes you wonder what else lurks in the darkened corners of such places.