Blades at the Louvre

Richard338

Richard338

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I passed through the Louvre too quickly on Friday before catching my plane home.
I thought I would share some photos of some of the interesting blades I saw.
(I'll make about 4-5 posts)
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Richard338 said:
I passed through the Louvre too quickly on Friday before catching my plane home.
I thought I would share some photos of some of the interesting blades I saw.
(I'll make about 4-5 posts)
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Nice pics.
Right, the Louvre isnt a place to rush through (neither is the Hermitage Museum in Sct. Pete, which I found out the hard way).
One day there isnt enough - let alone four.
Ive visited several times and still havent seen it all.
 
braillediver said:
Really nice Thanks for sharing. The square ended one #7 seems unusual?
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My pleasure. Yes, I found many of the details interesting and unusual. The square ended one (almost flaring slightly) might inspire me to make something in the future.
I also like the spiral fluted handled one with the flare going on at the same time.
The axe heads with the four prongs at the back are a new concept in my experience.
 
Yes, it is. The Tower of London has a few cool objects too as did the big art museum in Munich IIRC. I think that it was a special exhibit but the last time that I was at the British Museum like 10 years ago, they had a Persian exhibit that included a lot of funky fancy arrowheads and other weapons. But they have a lot of everything.
marchone said:
Great stuff. Thanks for posting.

Arms and Armor at the Met in NYC is pretty cool, too.
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Thank you very much for sharing these pictures! I love seeing these historical weapons.
BTW, the military museum in Paris also has extensive collection of edged weapons.
 
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