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Jeremiah Thompson
Location: Belgrade, MT Joined: 21 Jun 2007
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 Posted: Mon 25 Jun, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: Antique Saudi Arabian Schimitar |
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So I was browsing the local area craigslist in Portland for swords as I often do and ran across a rather interesting piece
up for sale. The guy says it belonged to the late Amir Saud Ibn Abdulla Ibn Jiluwi, the governor of Al Hasa and was
presented to his father as a token of friendship in 1953. While I have no intention of buying the sword (not that I have the
money anyway) I thought it looked interesting enough to post a link and see what everybody thinks about it:
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/clt/360175105.html
"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Bryce Felperin
Location: San Jose, CA Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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If it was for real and the guy had a brain cell, then he would of contacted the Saudi embassy and asked them if they would like to acquire it. If it was legit, then they would pay a whole lot more for that sword than $15k!
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Jeremiah Thompson
Location: Belgrade, MT Joined: 21 Jun 2007
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I've seen a few different middle-eastern swords around and I didn't immediately recognize the styling. I'm just wondering if anyone knows what it is and if it is consistent with that era (1900s).
"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Chad Arnow
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We really don't need to insult the seller on this, do we?
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Jeremiah Thompson
Location: Belgrade, MT Joined: 21 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon 25 Jun, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, probably not. Although, I'm still curious... it would be awesome if it's authentic.
"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Chad Arnow
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| Jeremiah Thompson wrote: | | Yeah, probably not. |
On this forum, definitely not. It's not how we do things.
ChadA
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Jeremiah Thompson
Location: Belgrade, MT Joined: 21 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon 25 Jun, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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By 'probably not' I meant 'No, you're right, I'm sorry'. I mean no disrespect to the seller. Or you for that matter. Please accept my apologies.
"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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This is a standard topic