Type: Object:Armaments - Digital Library of the Middle East

1. Dagger

Date:: 1940-1949
1940
1949
Geographic region:: Afghanistan
East Frontier
Medium:: Iron

2. Dagger
Dagger Sheath

Date:: 1900-1925
1900
1925
Geographic region:: Yemen (uncertain)
Oman (uncertain)
Medium:: Metal
Horn (animal part)
Silver
Copper
Extent:: 44.3
cm
5.3

3. Main Title: Helmet with chainmail guard (BM 1878,1230.772)
Image Title: General view 16500614

Date:: 1800
1900
19th century
Geographic region:: Place of Production: Iran
Extent:: height 11.13 in ; length (curtain) 16.5 in

4. Armor

Date:: 1800-1899
1800
1899
Geographic region:: Iran
Tehran
Medium:: Steel
Leather

5. Dagger

Date:: 18th century - 19th century
1700
1899
Geographic region:: Russia
Caucasus
Medium:: Steel
Ivory
Silver
Wood

6. Dagger
Poniard

Date:: 1889
Geographic region:: Russia
Medium:: Steel
Ivory
Brass

7. Thuma (Dagger) and Sheath

Date:: 1267 AH/AD 1850-1851
Medium:: silver with gilding and wood
Extent:: Dimensions: Overall L: 22 1/16 x W: 16 1/8 in. (56 x 41 cm); L of blade: 11 x W of blade: 18 7/8 in. (28 x 48 cm)

8. Dagger and Sheath

Date:: mid 19th century (Modern)
Medium:: blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: gold, inlaid with rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), diamonds, amethyst, enamel; sheath: gold, inlaid with rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), diamonds
Extent:: Dimensions: dagger: 1 1/2 x 9 13/16 x 1 in. (3.8 x 25 x 2.5 cm); sheath: 1 5/16 x 6 5/8 x 3/4 in. (3.3 x 16.8 x 2 cm)

9. Sword ("Yataghan")

Date:: 1810-1811 (Modern)
Medium:: blade: steel, inlaid with silver; hilt: gilded silver, filigree, coral and enamel insets
Extent:: Dimensions: 3 5/16 x 29 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (8.4 x 75.3 x 10 cm)

10. Sword ("Yataghan") and Scabbard

Date:: 1810-1811 (Modern)
Medium:: blade: steel, inlaid with silver; hilt: gilded silver, filigree, coral and enamel insets; scabbard: gilded silver, filigree, coral, leather
Extent:: Dimensions: 3 5/16 x 29 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (8.4 x 75.3 x 10 cm)

11. Dagger ("Kindjal") and Sheath

Date:: 19th century (Modern)
Medium:: blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: walrus ivory set with gold and turquoise; sheath: silver, gilded silver, niello
Extent:: Dimensions: dagger: 1 15/16 x 18 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (4.9 x 45.8 x 2.9 cm); sheath: 2 x 15 1/8 x 13/16 in. (5.1 x 38.4 x 2.1 cm)

12. Sword ("Yataghan") and Scabbard

Date:: 19th century (Modern)
Medium:: blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: silver filigree, set with coral; scabbard: silver filigree, set with coral, niello
Extent:: Dimensions: scabbard: 2 3/8 x 24 5/16 x 1 11/16 in. (6 x 61.8 x 4.3 cm); yataghan: 2 3/4 x 27 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (7 x 69.8 x 8 cm)

13. Dagger
Scimitar

Date:: 1700-1799
1700
1799
Geographic region:: Iran
Medium:: Steel
Jade

14. Dagger Sheath

Date:: 1700-1799 AD
1700
1799
Geographic region:: Arabia
Medium:: Steel
Silver
Felt
Cloth

15. Main Title: Globular mace (Rao Madho Singh Trust Museum, India)
Image Title: Full view 23900561

Date:: 1700
1799
18th century
Extent:: 18 (diameter) x 75 (length) cm

16. Main Title: Mace and bearded axe (Rao Madho Singh Trust Museum, India)
Image Title: Full view 23900560

Date:: 1700
1799
18th century

17. Main Title: Ornamented katar (Rao Madho Singh Trust Museum, India)
Image Title: Full view 23900563

Date:: 1700
1799
18th century
Extent:: 38 x 8.6 x 2 cm

18. Sheath of a Thuma

Date:: 1139-1161 AH/AD 1775-1809
Medium:: silver with remains of gilding
Extent:: Dimensions: L: 9 7/16 x W: 2 3/4 in. (24 x 7 cm)

19. Sheath of a Thuma

Date:: 1176 AH/AD 1762-1763
Medium:: silver with remains of gilding
Extent:: Dimensions: L: 9 7/16 x W: 2 3/8 in. (24 x 6.1 cm)

20. Sword ("Kilij")

Date:: Blade: 1761 (AH 1175); Replacement hilt: 18th-19th century (Ottoman)
Medium:: blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: nephrite
Extent:: Dimensions: 3 13/16 x 29 3/4 x 15/16 in. (9.7 x 75.5 x 2.4 cm)

21. Main Title: Sword with friezes of animals on blade (Rao Madho Singh Trust Museum, India)
Image Title: Full view 23900556

Date:: 1725
1750
mid 18th century
Extent:: 99 x 10 x 8 cm

22. Main Title: Sword with friezes of animals on blade (Rao Madho Singh Trust Museum, India)
Image Title: Blade detail 23900562

Date:: 1725
1750
mid 18th century
Extent:: 99 x 10 x 8 cm

23. Dagger from the Gun Set of Mahmud I

Date:: 1145 AH/AD 1732-33 (Ottoman)
Medium:: steel with gold wire, gilded silver, rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls)
Extent:: Dimensions: L: 11 3/4 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 11/16 in. (29.8 × 4.4 × 1.7 cm)

24. Jeweled Gun of Sultan Mahmud I

Date:: Gun: 1732/33; Miquelet lock: 1861/62 (Ottoman)
Medium:: steel, wood (ash), gold, gilded silver, silver, nephrite, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels); later miquelet lock, steel, gold
Extent:: Dimensions: H: 9 5/8 × L: 55 × D: 2 3/4 in. (24.5 × 139.7 × 7 cm)

25. Pen Box from the Gun Set of Mahmud I

Date:: ca. 1732 (Ottoman)
Medium:: gilded silver, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels)
Extent:: Dimensions: H: 15/16 × W: 1 1/4 × L: 7 5/16 in. (2.4 × 3.2 × 18.6 cm)

26. Penholder and Reed Pen from the Gun Set of Mahmud I

Date:: ca. 1732 (Ottoman)
Medium:: gilded silver, reed tip, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels)
Extent:: Dimensions: L: 5 5/8 × Diameter: 3/8 in. (14.3 × 0.9 cm)

27. Sword ("Kilij")

Date:: 1714-1715 (Early Modern)
Medium:: blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: horn
Extent:: Dimensions: H: 5 3/8 x 31 7/8 x W: 1 1/2 in. (13.6 x 81 x 3.8 cm)

28. Inscribed Dagger ("Jambiya") and Sheath

Date:: 1713 (Early Modern)
Medium:: blade: steel, inlaid with gold and set with rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), and sapphires; hilt: nephrite; sheath: enamel, set with rubies (or spinels)
Extent:: Dimensions: dagger: 2 13/16 x 15 3/16 x 1 1/16 in. (7.2 x 38.6 x 2.7 cm); sheath: 2 7/16 x 12 3/16 x 1 in. (6.2 x 31 x 2.5 cm)

29. Dagger with Crystal Handle

Date:: 18th century (Early Modern)
Medium:: rock crystal, steel, gold
Extent:: Dimensions: L: 13 3/4 × W: 2 1/8 × D: 1 1/4 in. (35 × 5.4 × 3.1 cm)