Arms and Armor from Iran by Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani, showing parthian, achaemenian swords and daggers, wootz, sassanian swords, akenakes, shamshir, safavid

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Arms and Armor from Iran

GALLERY OF TEXTS AND PICTURES

The present book describes the developmental trajectory of Iranian arms and armor through the centuries. The Iranian epics such as Shahname are full of stories about ancient heroes who fought for the just cause and destroyed the forces of Ahriman. The legendary figure of Rostam, from Shahname, has served as a role model of a pahlavan, a hero who supported the Iranian kings and fought against injustice, for countless generations of Iranian kings and warriors … more

Research Background and Ancient Era

This book is the result of years of research in the field of Iranian arms and armor, illustrating for the first time a selected array of Iranian arms and armor from ten Iranian museums: the Military Museum Tehran, the Military Museum Shiraz, the Military Museum Bandar Anzali, the National Museum of Iran in Tehran, the Museum Reza Abbasi in Tehran, the Niavaran Palace in Tehran, the Melat Museum in Tehran, the Sabz Museum in Tehran, the Pars Museum in Shiraz, and the Naderi Museum in Mashad … more

Watered Steel

The book contains information with regard to the classification of watered steel by al Kindi, Beiruni, Ibn Sina, etc. and a comparative analysis of the research in this field. For the first time, the classification of watered steel in Noroozname by Omar ibn Khayyam Neishaburi, the renowned Persian poet and mathematician from the 11th century, is examined. The development of swords from double-edged blades into single-edged sabers encompasses an important part of this text … more

Makers’ Signatures on Sword Blades

llustrated within the treatise are different swords with the signature of Assadollah. Each signature is meticulously scrutinized, and a careful analysis of royal pieces shows that there are different styles of handwriting and dates that accompany these cartouches. The same is true with the signature of Kalbeali and the different styles of Kalbeali cartouches that are presented … more

Ancient Iranian Images

Many ancient Iranian images continued to be used into the Qajar period. One of the most famous that appears as a decorative motif on some arms is the fighting scene between a lion and a bull. The meaning of this emblem is investigated and based on references, an explanation of its significance is presented. The emblem appears on the forte of double-edged, curved daggers (khanjar) … more

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