Riyadh's old Bazaar

S.Al-Anizi · 20th January 2007, 11:13 PM

Ghaddaras in the corner. The tulwar you see has the resharpened and fatigued blade, yet it is still, more expensive than most of the swords in the shop.

Spare hilts, of many types

The tulwar with the red velvet scabbard you see, is the most expensive sword in the shop, at $12000.

Newly made persian tridents, complete, with the cartouche too!

The four swords on the top all have persian wootz blades, with Syrian or Nejdi mounts, the fourh and bottom one has newly made syrian fittings. They all have persian wootz blades, and all run for $1800-$1200. Abu Bandar generally considers persian wootz to be inferior to Indian wootz, which he highly praises, even if the blade has been resharpened alot and fatigued. He also places Clauberg blades on top of Persian wootz in quality!!! Please ignore the gigantic swords that appear in the pic, they're nothing but a bunch of newly made syrian wallhangers.

20th January 2007, 11:13 PM	#10
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	Ghaddaras in the corner. The tulwar you see has the resharpened and fatigued blade, yet it is still, more expensive than most of the swords in the shop. Spare hilts, of many types The tulwar with the red velvet scabbard you see, is the most expensive sword in the shop, at $12000. Newly made persian tridents, complete, with the cartouche too! The four swords on the top all have persian wootz blades, with Syrian or Nejdi mounts, the fourh and bottom one has newly made syrian fittings. They all have persian wootz blades, and all run for $1800-$1200. Abu Bandar generally considers persian wootz to be inferior to Indian wootz, which he highly praises, even if the blade has been resharpened alot and fatigued. He also places Clauberg blades on top of Persian wootz in quality!!! Please ignore the gigantic swords that appear in the pic, they're nothing but a bunch of newly made syrian wallhangers. Last edited by S.Al-Anizi; 20th January 2007 at 11:47 PM.