Antique Backsword

ariel · 24th January 2023, 08:15 AM

Some time ago Czerny’s sold a straight-bladed one for $1,000 + 25% or something like that. No scabbard.

I got two of those: one with original blade and scabbard, another shortened without scabbard.

They are very, very rare. For some reason, the same is true for al North African weapons except for Moroccan ones. Can’t understand the reason for that discrepancy.

stilgar · 25th January 2023, 06:51 PM

Thanks so much for the help everyone!! Really appreciate it, i'd never have figured this out on my own..

Apologies for not replying earlier, i'm not getting notifications and forgot to check back after my last post..

midelburgo · 26th January 2023, 03:37 PM

When I visited Malta knights armoury some 6 years ago, they had lots of muslim weapons from the 1565 siege, including quite some from the Algerian contingents. I could not find any work studying them. It is curious the British fell on the European weapon collections, but I think not so much on North Africa ones.

Teisani · 26th January 2023, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by midelburgo

When I visited Malta knights armoury some 6 years ago, they had lots of muslim weapons from the 1565 siege, including quite some from the Algerian contingents. I could not find any work studying them. It is curious the British fell on the European weapon collections, but I think not so much on North Africa ones.

Is this the one? Valletta Palace Armoury. Couldn't find any better pictures. https://www.123rf.com/photo_10694134...tta-malta.html

24th January 2023, 08:15 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Some time ago Czerny’s sold a straight-bladed one for $1,000 + 25% or something like that. No scabbard. I got two of those: one with original blade and scabbard, another shortened without scabbard. They are very, very rare. For some reason, the same is true for al North African weapons except for Moroccan ones. Can’t understand the reason for that discrepancy.

25th January 2023, 06:51 PM	#2
stilgar Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 10	Thanks so much for the help everyone!! Really appreciate it, i'd never have figured this out on my own.. Apologies for not replying earlier, i'm not getting notifications and forgot to check back after my last post..

26th January 2023, 03:37 PM	#3
midelburgo Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 248	When I visited Malta knights armoury some 6 years ago, they had lots of muslim weapons from the 1565 siege, including quite some from the Algerian contingents. I could not find any work studying them. It is curious the British fell on the European weapon collections, but I think not so much on North Africa ones.