visual treat for blade lovers

[Yaj]

Thanks Shooter! It was a real treat!
Regards,
Yaj.

[sumitsoren]

Dear shooter,

I wish to write an article about mughal weapons in my blog.

Can I use your photos, with full credit to you.

This is an incredible collection you have.

Please let me know.

My blog: http://sumitsoren1983.blogspot.com/

[sreenivas r]

Is it still possible to find such craftsmen in our country

[Moin.]

Wow ! Thank you for sharing this Shooter, some exquisite pieces there. What exactly is the Zafar Takiyeh ?? Never heard or read about this before. Please post some good quality pics of the Khandas. the Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai and the Salarjang Museum both have good collections of old edged weapons but it,s a sorry state of affairs.

Regards
Moin.

[goodboy_mentor]

I wish to write an article about mughal weapons in my blog. Can I use your photos, with full credit to you.

Maybe this thread has not been read by him recently, why don't you send him a PM?

[rraju2805]

Wah , awesome...

[Bruno22]

That's a great collection and was a treat. Thank you for posting.
Regards
Bruno22

[xl_target]

What a fantastic collection.
Shooter, thanks so much for posting those photos as well as for the explanations.

[rahul567]

what a mouth watering collection. true example of the manufacturing expertise from the bygone era. I wish the art of making truly beautiful blades had progressed with times instead of fading away . And we would have been lucky enough to procure beautiful blades locally

[sumitsoren]

I wish to write an article about mughal weapons in my blog. Can I use your photos, with full credit to you.

Maybe this thread has not been read by him recently, why don't you send him a PM?

Well he actually has sent me a reply, and gave me the permission.

All thanks to him. And I have sent him a mail on this.

By the way I am new in here.

[shooter]

I wish to thank sumit and recommend you read his blog esp on battle of panipat.

[Katana]

shooter,

Commendable effort for highlighting this Collection. I have always wanted to visit the Wallace Collection and I keep talking to my father about it but never get around to going 'across'! I have spent a couple of months with him going around museums in and around London, even the India Office archives, where I saw and studied correspondence and records concerning my family.

As you mention, it is one man's passion for collecting such armour that we can see it today. Thank him for we can see what our ancestors used to defend our land. On the other side, you will notice that most of the Indian section of the Wallace Collection centers around Rajput arms and armour, and Mughal and Sikh arms seem more of an appendage to the Collection.

Sometimes I also wonder if these articles are better off being away from India.

Some members have questioned if such artistry can be replicated here in India in today's age. I can say with extreme confidence that provided that there are patrons who will commission such pieces and have a large heart to bring the karigars to the forefront, all such arms could be made. Even in medieval times very few of these were ornamented. I took months if not years to make a single piece and that too with a sizeable monetary backing to bring these pieces to life.