Indians For Guns

Hi there,
> The image of this 'Magnificent Sword' was forwarded to me by a friend...
> Can anyone describe / identify it?



Briha

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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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

look at the print near the hilt that should give some clue

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.

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.

+ 1

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

Cheers

TC

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.

> Hats off to you Katana....
> 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
Briha

Briha -10

For using the wrong section on the forum, you should have put in the quizzes section.

just a poor looser

nagarifle wrote:Briha -10

For using the wrong section on the forum, you should have put in the quizzes section.
just a poor looser

> Mia Culpa Bawana
Briha

Brihaji .... I am sure you knew what it was

TC

TC wrote:Brihaji .... I am sure you knew what it was
TC

> Honestly I didn't know....
> 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

brihacharan wrote:

TC wrote:Brihaji .... I am sure you knew what it was
TC

> Honestly I didn't know....
> 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

Brihaji,
You are more than many aficionados put together .... I think you just didn't expect your colleague to pull a fast one

Regards
TC

Very poor design for a sword. Will be good in the kitchen.

Cant comment on graphi/comupter part.