Riyadh Museum's

S.Al-Anizi · 19th January 2007, 12:27 PM

Hi,

Last Monday, I had a chance for a trip to Riyadh, and I flew there, staying three days. I took pictures of almost everything, museum inventories, ruins, antique stores, and even one sword workshop, and some pre-historic stuff. Anyway, for the sake of staying on topic of these fora, I will only post the pictures of the weapon's, and any relevent comments I recieved on them.

I. Riyadh National Museum, all these weapons were collected from within S.Arabia

A Shalfa (infantry spear) and a sword

A Mizraag (javelin), and a Syrian sword

A Syrian sword, and a Persian trident.

Copper spear heads and a dagger found near Ha'il, 18th century

A pair of Arab Karabellas, and five mizraags

A sword, rivetted mail shirt, and a buckler, found at Dir'iyah, late 18th c

Closeup of the buckler

S.Al-Anizi · 19th January 2007, 12:54 PM

A Qana (lance), this has actually had its shaft cut down, it originally was 13ft long.

Another Shalfa

Whats a Kukri doing there?

Can anyone attribute this shield to a particular region the world?

Another rivetted mail shirt

A very old club

S.Al-Anizi · 19th January 2007, 01:32 PM

A 'Maizar', a kilic, and a karabella, probably made somewhere near Najran as I was told

Two Lee Enfields

A double barrel flintlock, a karabella, and a persian kilic

A Martini Henry, yemeni jambiya, and two hejazi khanjars

A small club

A set of jambiyas

two martini henry's

S.Al-Anizi · 19th January 2007, 01:50 PM

two hejazi jambiyas

two modified martini's, and another rifle which I cannot ID

Muhammad Ibn Rashid's Winchesters, those mentioned by Lady Anne Blunt, the one on the left is the 12-shot. These were the first winchesters in the peninsula

some jambiya

A Martini Henry and a Mauser (i think)

S.Al-Anizi · 19th January 2007, 01:59 PM

This is all the weaponry I found in the old palace, it was situated in the royal guard quarters. The saifs, from that time, are not placed there because they are still in possesion and use by the royal guard today, which, being slaves, is a hereditary job.

A bedouin sword, like those found in the Sinai and Negev, a steel club, a ghaddara, and a cane

Many rifles and pistols

S.Al-Anizi · 19th January 2007, 02:05 PM

Im really sorry about how bad the pictures are brought out to be. They're all in 3648x2736 resolution, and are more than 3.5mb each, thanks to a 10.1 MP camera, they had to be reduced in size and quality ALOT to make them uploadable. If anyone needs some pictures in better quality, i will be glad to send them.

Dont worry, Im not finished yet, there are more covering museums, antique stores, and workshops, there are over a hundred more pics to go!

19th January 2007, 12:27 PM	#1
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	Riyadh Museum's Hi, Last Monday, I had a chance for a trip to Riyadh, and I flew there, staying three days. I took pictures of almost everything, museum inventories, ruins, antique stores, and even one sword workshop, and some pre-historic stuff. Anyway, for the sake of staying on topic of these fora, I will only post the pictures of the weapon's, and any relevent comments I recieved on them. I. Riyadh National Museum, all these weapons were collected from within S.Arabia A Shalfa (infantry spear) and a sword A Mizraag (javelin), and a Syrian sword A Syrian sword, and a Persian trident. Copper spear heads and a dagger found near Ha'il, 18th century A pair of Arab Karabellas, and five mizraags A sword, rivetted mail shirt, and a buckler, found at Dir'iyah, late 18th c Closeup of the buckler Last edited by S.Al-Anizi; 19th January 2007 at 02:00 PM.

19th January 2007, 01:59 PM	#5
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	II. Al-Murraba' Palace This is all the weaponry I found in the old palace, it was situated in the royal guard quarters. The saifs, from that time, are not placed there because they are still in possesion and use by the royal guard today, which, being slaves, is a hereditary job. A bedouin sword, like those found in the Sinai and Negev, a steel club, a ghaddara, and a cane Many rifles and pistols

19th January 2007, 12:54 PM	#2
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	A Qana (lance), this has actually had its shaft cut down, it originally was 13ft long. Another Shalfa Whats a Kukri doing there? Can anyone attribute this shield to a particular region the world? Another rivetted mail shirt A very old club

19th January 2007, 01:32 PM	#3
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	A 'Maizar', a kilic, and a karabella, probably made somewhere near Najran as I was told Two Lee Enfields A double barrel flintlock, a karabella, and a persian kilic A Martini Henry, yemeni jambiya, and two hejazi khanjars A small club A set of jambiyas two martini henry's

19th January 2007, 01:50 PM	#4
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	two hejazi jambiyas two modified martini's, and another rifle which I cannot ID Muhammad Ibn Rashid's Winchesters, those mentioned by Lady Anne Blunt, the one on the left is the 12-shot. These were the first winchesters in the peninsula some jambiya A Martini Henry and a Mauser (i think)

19th January 2007, 02:05 PM	#6
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	Im really sorry about how bad the pictures are brought out to be. They're all in 3648x2736 resolution, and are more than 3.5mb each, thanks to a 10.1 MP camera, they had to be reduced in size and quality ALOT to make them uploadable. If anyone needs some pictures in better quality, i will be glad to send them. Dont worry, Im not finished yet, there are more covering museums, antique stores, and workshops, there are over a hundred more pics to go!