My great aunt and her husband durring the 1940's went to kuwait and Iraq, because he worked for an oil company, they brought back some prayer rugs and some large brass serving trays for feasts (one is about 4 feet across) they brought back some swords too, one in particular is unique, is is about a 1.5 feet long it is made of steel with a curved blade, it has a steel sheath as well, when you pull it out of the sheath the blade springs out into 3 seperate blades, it has been hand etched over the entirety of the sword/sheath with pictures of muslim men in turbans (some have what looks like crowns on their heads) kneeling and it looks like they are praying with their arms crossed, the artwork looks similar to the style that Europe used durring the dark ages. the sword is in good shape just some surface discoloration, has anyone ever seen/know of something like this? Any idea as to the age of this sword, thanks in advance, we have no antique specialsist in Yakima Wa. where I live.
2007-08-02 17:59:08 · 3 answers · asked by scottaichele 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The sword could have been to repulse the Crusaders.
2007-08-02 18:18:52 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can I suggest you go into the travel section and put your question there. Give the detailed explanation you gave here and ask the locals.Regarding the previous answer be aware that swords were only used by the extremely rich during the crusades and consequently were more then highly prized. If they were not used, they were melted down and used in some other form
2007-08-02 20:37:39 · answer #2 · answered by Lucrezia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Search for a militaria online forum with an "Edged Weapons" ot "Swords & Bayonets" section and post the question amongst the experts there.
2007-08-03 06:16:29 · answer #3 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋