![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
![]() |
#9 |
Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Posts: 5,503
|
![]()
As to the swordsman in your post #5: because of the state of preservation, I cannot see the curvature:-(
But what I find even more interesting, his sword seems to have a D-guard ( my imagination?). We believe that D-guards came to India with Europeans. But Elgood, in his Hindu book, shows stone carvings of warriors carrying D-guarded swords allegedly dated to the 11th century( p.79). One image( 8.1) shows a slightly curved blade. Elgood, being an extremely careful professional, wanted additional confirmation, preferably actual examples before correcting the history. Last edited by ariel; 4th July 2020 at 05:13 PM. |
![]() |
![]() |
|
|