Afghan Pulowar blade type?

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 26th July 2016, 06:15 PM

All in the name of education...

kronckew · 26th July 2016, 06:40 PM

education, of course. i'm still occasionally researching for a paper on comparative beer tasteology rankings. there are some local craft micro-breweries here. i prefer the stouts and porters now, more flavour.

one of the best beers i recall was a locally brewed heiniken i had at amman airport waiting to change planes. 1st real beer after my first year in saudi. also stopped in munich, had some admittedly better beers there, but...that 1st one was special.

what has this to do with sharp pointies? nothing...everything.

win one glorious golden 'attaboy' if you can guess who said those last two words, where and when.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 26th July 2016, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kronckew

education, of course. i'm still occasionally researching for a paper on comparative beer tasteology rankings. there are some local craft micro-breweries here. i prefer the stouts and porters now, more flavour.

one of the best beers i recall was a locally brewed heiniken i had at amman airport waiting to change planes. 1st real beer after my first year in saudi. also stopped in munich, had some admittedly better beers there, but...that 1st one was special.

what has this to do with sharp pointies? nothing...everything.

win one glorious golden 'attaboy' if you can guess who said those last two words, where and when.

Plato.

kronckew · 27th July 2016, 10:37 AM

nope, a man playing a well known kurdish military leader in a recent epic.

a further hint: he had just been asked 'what is jerusalem worth?'.

Rick · 27th July 2016, 03:50 PM

K.O.H.
Saladin, standing before the walls of Jerusalem.
I loved how he clenched his fist when he said 'everything'.

kronckew · 27th July 2016, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

K.O.H.
Saladin, standing before the walls of Jerusalem.
I loved how he clenched his fist when he said 'everything'.

give the man a seegar! you are awarded one golden attaboy, which when presented at any pub, bar, or tavern may be exchanged for the right to purchase a pint of your favourite tipple at the establishment's normal price. subject to terms and conditions. acceptability may vary. subject to local, state, and national taxes as governed by the applicable laws. no smoking allowed in public places. you must be over the age of 18.

ghassan massoud in a fine depiction of saladin in KOH as he walks away from belial after the surrender.

a favourite movie with realistic costumes and equipment - for hollywoodland at least. they even used riveted mail in the closeups. (cue arguement as to whether or not it was round or wedge rivets

) shame someone shot him in the head from underneath with a white arrow in his moment of glory.

seems to survive tho.

Jim McDougall · 27th July 2016, 06:29 PM

OK ya lot of suds sodden characters!!!

and right Rick, in Knights of Heaven.....excellent !

So back to the pointed things......

Here is a great tulwar which Gav had,believed of northern regions in India, this determined by a number of paluoar characteristics such as striations in the pommel etc .Note the slotted knuckleguard, not only found on a good number of paluoars but on the Afghan military hilt in discussion.

With that recurved gooseneck, swan neck (often I have seen the term 'water bird') feature at the terminal at pommel, it seems Pant attributed tulwars with this feature to Banswara in Rajasthan. However that may of course be equally diffused to many other instances as specific regional classifications are usually speculative at best without exact provenance.

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Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	OK ya lot of suds sodden characters!!! and right Rick, in Knights of Heaven.....excellent ! So back to the pointed things...... Here is a great tulwar which Gav had,believed of northern regions in India, this determined by a number of paluoar characteristics such as striations in the pommel etc .Note the slotted knuckleguard, not only found on a good number of paluoars but on the Afghan military hilt in discussion. With that recurved gooseneck, swan neck (often I have seen the term 'water bird') feature at the terminal at pommel, it seems Pant attributed tulwars with this feature to Banswara in Rajasthan. However that may of course be equally diffused to many other instances as specific regional classifications are usually speculative at best without exact provenance. Attached Images

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kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	nope, a man playing a well known kurdish military leader in a recent epic. a further hint: he had just been asked 'what is jerusalem worth?'.

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Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	K.O.H. Saladin, standing before the walls of Jerusalem. I loved how he clenched his fist when he said 'everything'.