Nelson & His World

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 Post subject: Nelson relic for sale
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:26 pm 
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Another Nelson relic for sale. Any comments?



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 Post subject: Re: Nelson relic for sale
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:10 pm 
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Well my first thought is that it was a scimitar that was given by the Sultan to Nelson i.e. a sword with a curved blade.

This item looks to be perfectly straight and I can't see how it can have been on the end of a scabbard for a scimitar.

That's my first thought - but as usual if I have my facts wrong I am sure someone will put me straight (totally unintended pun LOL).


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 Post subject: Re: Nelson relic for sale
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:35 pm 
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Tricky one this. Looking at extant Turkish scimitars in eg the Metropolitan Museum of Art, shows that the bottom six inches of the scabbard show little or no curve - just as the illustration given of the 'Nelson' scimitar shows little of no curve. I'll try to attach an illustration of one from the MM of A but doubt if my computer a skills are up to it. Certainly the style of decoration is remarkably similar.
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 Post subject: Re: Nelson relic for sale
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 3:07 pm 
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Thanks Brian. I must remember not to post late in the evening when I have not done my homework!

I am interested in any additional information you can find but I still have to confess to having my cynical head on re. this item.

No change there then I hear people cry!


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