A Magnificent Sword!
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
Could it be the "Shamshir"?
The curved blade is peculiar to the following swords, in order:
The Persian 'Shamshir' :
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamshir
The Turkish 'Kilij':
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilij
The Arab 'Saif':
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saif
The Indian 'Talwar':
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talwar
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The curved blade is peculiar to the following swords, in order:
The Persian 'Shamshir' :
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamshir
The Turkish 'Kilij':
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilij
The Arab 'Saif':
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saif
The Indian 'Talwar':
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talwar
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
this is just a graphical image and seems to be a cross between a talwar and a katana pattern...It is not a traditional blade IMO...Briha Sirji
cu kar az hama hilate dar guzasht
halal ast burdan ba shamshir dast.
When all other means have failed,it is righteous to draw the sword
-- Guru Gobind Singhji Maharaj
halal ast burdan ba shamshir dast.
When all other means have failed,it is righteous to draw the sword
-- Guru Gobind Singhji Maharaj
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
look at the print near the hilt that should give some clue
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
Seems to be a computer animated picture rather than a picture of an actual sword. The proportions of the blade, hilt and pommel are completely wrong. The light playing on the distal makes it completely tapering, which cannot be possible in an actual sword.
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
+ 1Katana wrote:Seems to be a computer animated picture rather than a picture of an actual sword. The proportions of the blade, hilt and pommel are completely wrong. The light playing on the distal makes it completely tapering, which cannot be possible in an actual sword.
At the most it could be a letter opener lying on a table with a shiny glass top.... And the pic later enhanced by photoshop
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
> Hats off to you Katana....Katana wrote:Seems to be a computer animated picture rather than a picture of an actual sword. The proportions of the blade, hilt and pommel are completely wrong. The light playing on the distal makes it completely tapering, which cannot be possible in an actual sword.
> On checking with my friend who passed on this image to me said....
" This is a sample of work to showcase the capabilities of 'photoshop' techniques....these images are used for making book marks, etching on coffee mugs, paper weights etc...
TC.... +1
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
Briha -10
For using the wrong section on the forum, you should have put in the quizzes section.
just a poor looser
For using the wrong section on the forum, you should have put in the quizzes section.
just a poor looser
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
> Mia Culpa Bawananagarifle wrote:Briha -10
For using the wrong section on the forum, you should have put in the quizzes section.
just a poor looser
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
Brihaji .... I am sure you knew what it was
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
> Honestly I didn't know....TC wrote:Brihaji .... I am sure you knew what it was
TC
> When this image was passed on to me by a colleague (because he knew of my interest in blades) I was taken aback by its appearance.
> I thought maybe it was some 'Royal Gentry' who had it custom made for his own fancy...
> Since I wanted to know more about its pedigree .... I put it across for the true aficionados to comment....
> I am wiser now
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
Brihaji,brihacharan wrote:> Honestly I didn't know....TC wrote:Brihaji .... I am sure you knew what it was
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> When this image was passed on to me by a colleague (because he knew of my interest in blades) I was taken aback by its appearance.
> I thought maybe it was some 'Royal Gentry' who had it custom made for his own fancy...
> Since I wanted to know more about its pedigree .... I put it across for the true aficionados to comment....
> I am wiser now
Briha
You are more than many aficionados put together .... I think you just didn't expect your colleague to pull a fast one
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Re: A Magnificent Sword!
Very poor design for a sword. Will be good in the kitchen.
Cant comment on graphi/comupter part.
Cant comment on graphi/comupter part.
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