Nepalese bowie

Mark · 9th May 2006, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

This has turned out to be quite interesting one could draw an arc E,W or W,E alone the Chinese border into Afghanistan or Assam/Burma.

Just looking at the "arc" along the Chinese border again ... its called Tibet.

A lot of trade passed through Tibet, but this doesn't look like anything I'd think of as Tibetan. Maybe there is an example in the new book Ariel posted about?

Tim Simmons · 10th May 2006, 07:07 AM

Indeed that could well explain any such links. There is not an example in the new Met publication, but it is not too far a stretch of the imaginaqtion to see a relation to the long swords with same type of curved tip.

spiral · 11th May 2006, 10:47 AM

To me The last picture posted looks very similar to the early 20th centry Indian bowies made at Aurungabad but still bears resemblance to the more ethnic styles previously shown. Intresting.

Spiral

10th May 2006, 07:07 AM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	Indeed that could well explain any such links. There is not an example in the new Met publication, but it is not too far a stretch of the imaginaqtion to see a relation to the long swords with same type of curved tip.

11th May 2006, 10:47 AM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	To me The last picture posted looks very similar to the early 20th centry Indian bowies made at Aurungabad but still bears resemblance to the more ethnic styles previously shown. Intresting. Spiral