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Subject Swords Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Add MS 7514

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 7514
Title:
Treatise on swordmanship, archery and other military skills [Dhikr al-ʿamal bi-al-sayf] [ذكر العمل بالسيف]
Scope & Content:
Anonymous compendium on military technologies and skills. The manuscript is defective at the beginning and the author's name is unknown. The assumed title 'On Using the Sword' (ذكر العمل بالسف) is taken from a heading on f. 1r. The copy was completed on 9 Rabī' I 739/24 September 1338 by an ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
9 Rabī' al-Awwal 739
Extent:
Codex; ff. iii+65+iii

2. IOR/F/4/2655/174533

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2655/174533
Title:
‘Persian Gulf. Muscat. The sword presented by His Highness the Imam of Muscat in the month of May 1854 to Commander W. C. Barker I. N. has been made over to Government by that officer and has been sold on the Public Account.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of Political Letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 29 February 1856. The enclosures are dated 9 May-5 September 1855. The corresponde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1855-29 Feb 1856
Extent:
1 item (7 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/920

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/920
Title:
Ext 2103/44 'Presentation of naval sword to Shaikh of Bahrain'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning the presentation of a naval sword to His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain [King of Bahrain] on behalf of the Royal Navy. The initial proposal was made by Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf (Captain John Montagu Howson), to the Commander in Chief, Eastern ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1944-15 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

4. Or 935

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 935
Title:
Ittō ryūkenjutsu hiden no sho 一刀流劒術祕傳之書 [一刀流剣術秘伝之書]
Scope & Content:
Date: c. 1850-1860. Description: A guide to swordsmanship according to the Ittō-ryū 一刀流 or 'One-sword school'.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
[1850-1860]
Extent:
1 volume

5. Or 936

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 936
Title:
Tōken meizukushi [刀劒銘盡] [刀剣銘尽]
Scope & Content:
Date: c. 1650-1750. Description: A guide to swordmakers' marks.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
[1650-1750]
Extent:
1 volume

6. Or 937

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 937
Title:
Tsuba menuki oshigata, Moshahikae 鍔目貫押形・摸寫控] [鍔目貫押形・摸写控]
Scope & Content:
Date: c. 1850-1860. Description: An illustrated work on designs of sword fittings.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
[1850-1860]
Extent:
1 volume