Memoir on Swords, Etc (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoir on Swords, Etc1. - To illustrate the form of the Turkish sword-hilt. This sabre is copied from specimen No. 845, U. S. Museum, Whitehall, and has the following legend attached to it Damascus Sabre, given by Yussuf Karaman Ali, Pasha of Tripoli, to Captain W. H. Smyth, kn., It is flame-shaped, as recommended by the author for ships' cutlasses, or other blades which are not worn in scabbards. This flamboyant shape was common enough in the old straight long double-handed swords of the chivalric era.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.