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Post by legacyofthesword on Feb 12, 2018 1:46:40 GMT
The only images I've ever been able to find of swords from the Levant area (pre-Persian) are a few bronze short swords and khopesh:    I've never found a single image of a iron sword from the Levant: that's something I'm particularly interested in seeing. Anyone know of such an image? |
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Post by legacyofthesword on May 5, 2018 22:45:08 GMT
Whoo! Found this:
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Post by elbrittania39 on May 6, 2018 1:29:42 GMT
Hmm, looks a lot like a swiss degen. I wouldn't mind seeing a repro company take a stab at it (pun intended).
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Post by legacyofthesword on May 6, 2018 1:38:47 GMT
Hmm, looks a lot like a swiss degen. I wouldn't mind seeing a repro company take a stab at it (pun intended). I'd love to own a repro of this sword. I also think Swiss degen(s?) are some of the most awesome designs out there. They're beautifully symmetrical.... |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 6, 2018 3:24:49 GMT
Luristan swords, is this still Levante?  (1 Degen - 2 Degen) |
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Post by legacyofthesword on May 7, 2018 2:09:37 GMT
Luristan swords, is this still Levante? (1 Degen - 2 Degen) Hmm, off by a few hundred miles I'd say....  Still cool, obviously! |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 7, 2018 7:23:49 GMT
Wikipedia counted Iraq to the Levante snd Luristan was not far away, so I thought perhaps... And I see you didn't ask only for iron swords. East Anatolia? Arslan Tepe prob. 3000 BC "The first swords of the world":  Necdet Dilek: Same time period.  |
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Post by legacyofthesword on May 8, 2018 16:16:19 GMT
Wikipedia counted Iraq to the Levante snd Luristan was not far away, so I thought perhaps... And I see you didn't ask only for iron swords. East Anatolia? Arslan Tepe prob. 3000 BC "The first swords of the world": Necdet Dilek: Same time period. Those wide, flat handles are interesting... I wonder how comfortable they were, and why they were shaped like that? |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 9, 2018 9:45:40 GMT
Those handles look a bit phallic but sometimes a handle is only a handle...
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Post by legacyofthesword on May 9, 2018 16:30:16 GMT
Those handles look a bit phallic but sometimes a handle is only a handle... Lol. Seriously though, maybe they were more for display? Flat handles look like wall ornaments to me. |
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Post by texarcana on May 23, 2018 2:11:26 GMT
The only images I've ever been able to find of swords from the Levant area (pre-Persian) are a few bronze short swords and khopesh: I've never found a single image of a iron sword from the Levant: that's something I'm particularly interested in seeing. Anyone know of such an image? That triple fullered design near the bottom is relevant to my interests. Would be interesting to see a reconstruction with a full hilt. |
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Post by legacyofthesword on May 23, 2018 2:57:12 GMT
The only images I've ever been able to find of swords from the Levant area (pre-Persian) are a few bronze short swords and khopesh: I've never found a single image of a iron sword from the Levant: that's something I'm particularly interested in seeing. Anyone know of such an image? That triple fullered design near the bottom is relevant to my interests. Would be interesting to see a reconstruction with a full hilt. Probably looked a lot like the sixth sword from the top of this page: www.bronze-age-swords.com/aegean_swords.htm |
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Post by texarcana on May 23, 2018 4:05:49 GMT
Hmmm neat. So the handle scales wrap around the tang to form a full pommel.
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Post by legacyofthesword on May 23, 2018 5:07:42 GMT
Hmmm neat. So the handle scales wrap around the tang to form a full pommel. After a bit more research (I'm no expert on bronze age swords) I'm going to say that the pommel was most likely made separately and then attached. Here's a site with a lot of info that I found on a Google search. This also shows some originals with the complete hilts: www.salimbeti.com/micenei/weapons1.htm |
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Post by MOK on May 23, 2018 6:49:35 GMT
This type of sword (Di in the modified Sandars typology) usually had a tab at the end of the tang to which the pommel was attached. It looks to be broken off on this one. PS. From the site legacyofthesword linked (these drawings by Kirk Lee Spencer are also featured in Dan Howard's Bronze Age Military Equipment):  Also, it's not actually triple-fullered but rather double-ribbed.  |
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Post by texarcana on May 23, 2018 23:24:04 GMT
I stand corrected.
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Still cool, obviously!
