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Sat 12 Oct, 2013 10:14 am
This should have been a little more obvious to me, this sword from the Metropolitan Museum of Art must be one of those shown in the panoply:
http://www.myArmoury.com/albums/photo/3422.html
Edit: Also the XVa Alexandria sword at the Royal Armouries must be one of these. Where did they all wind up?
OK-all the information is already waiting for me on this forum. I guess I need to hone my searching skills. Books are so much more fun if you have them at hand.
The following is from a thread started by Roger Hooper:
(Arms and Armor Custom Alexandrian Arsenal type XXa Sword
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=27986)
"In 1517 the Turks conquered Egypt and removed the Alexandrian Arsenal swords to Istanbul, where they were installed in another arsenal in the former Church of St Irene. Sixty-two of them are still in Istanbul in the Askeri Museum. A fair number were sold, starting in the 19th century, and can now be found in private collections and museums in Europe and North America."
Thanks Roger for the history. I'd still like to identify what swords are where are accession numbers would be great if anyone has them to offer.
-A.