Luristan Swords

IMAS 6

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My internal notes after buying the sword

Details

Severely corroded but about 1/3 of the blade is well preserved. One could make a case for seeing hints of a layered structure in this good part but that is not definite
. The workmanship of the very slender tip part of the blade is fabulous as is quite apparent even so almost 3000 years have passed.

No animal or heads on the hilt part.

Two rings of crimped construction

No decorations under pommel disc.

Some re-enforcement on the blade where it enters the hilt.

The pommel disc has a wide groove running through its diameter. That is a feature often found on IMAS swords. What it signifies is unclear. One might guess that is was supposed to act as a help to mount the heads but that is wrong. The heads are always mounted at right angle to this groove.


The pommel disc with big groove

With frame

First Iron Swords - Luristan Type 1 Iron Swords