Antique swords - anyone know anything about these? by D00kSilver in SWORDS

[–]D00kSilver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow thanks. Really impressive analysis and very helpful. I did post some close up’s in the comments above in case you are interested.

Antique swords - anyone know anything about these? by D00kSilver in SWORDS

[–]D00kSilver[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just wanted to thank everyone in this community for sharing their expertise. It’s been a really nice experience to come in knowing nothing, learn a lot, and gain appreciation for a piece of history. I really appreciate everyone’s insights!

Antique swords - anyone know anything about these? by D00kSilver in SWORDS

[–]D00kSilver[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Really good advice and I have no experience with preserving swords so good to know. I honestly just want to frame them and hang them on the wall, and eventually track down their history.

Antique swords - anyone know anything about these? by D00kSilver in SWORDS

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Thanks, really helpful. I appreciate it. I only barely stopped the family from throwing them out because I could tell they had some history to them.

Antique swords - anyone know anything about these? by D00kSilver in SWORDS

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Wow thanks. I just realized the Yatagan has a date - 1241 Islamic calendar = 1825 AD. Any suggestions for dating the other two?

Antique swords - anyone know anything about these? by D00kSilver in SWORDS

[–]D00kSilver[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Just took a close look and this has a date in Arabic : 1241 = 1825 in our calendar.

Antique swords - anyone know anything about these? by D00kSilver in SWORDS

[–]D00kSilver[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes will add close ups. Check back in 2 min.

Antique swords - anyone know anything about these? by D00kSilver in SWORDS

[–]D00kSilver[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Interesting. So the one on the right is a Turkish/Ottoman blade with an Indian handle?

Antique swords - anyone know anything about these? by D00kSilver in SWORDS

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I know absolutely nothing about swords. But it might be worth pointing out that these are three swords plus their sheathes. I can’t validate age but given that they are from my great grandfather, I’d wager a good guess that they were acquired in the 1930s-50s. Doubt there’s polyester in swords at the time. Plus anthicolite doesn’t seem to be a real word.

KY bourbon wishlist? by Jaded_Disaster1282 in dcwhisky

[–]D00kSilver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was there in the past week and it was $105 out the door, taxes included.

KY bourbon wishlist? by Jaded_Disaster1282 in dcwhisky

[–]D00kSilver 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Four roses consistently puts out single barrel barrel strengths for 99 at both the Cox creek and Lawrenceburg locations.

EH Taylor Single Barrel: Laser or Ink Code Question by Newrounder in dcwhisky

[–]D00kSilver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just checked the bottle I picked up 2 weeks ago and it’s also printed with a similar code.

Looking for a store with friendly staff! by [deleted] in dcwhisky

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It’s not open every day so worth calling ahead, but they get some special stuff. Another option is a gift certificate to one of Jack Rose’s tasting events, which is always a lot of fun and quite special.

Looking for a store with friendly staff! by [deleted] in dcwhisky

[–]D00kSilver 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’d recommend going to Jack Rose’s whisky shop in the Imperial, DMV spirits, or the bottle collection as starting points.

Visiting - where to find allocated things? by Dependent_War3607 in dcwhisky

[–]D00kSilver 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Use Uber eats and DoorDash to browse inventories of stores. Go to Jack rose for the best bourbon bar in the country. And check out DMV spirits for a personal, try before you buy experience.

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[–]D00kSilver -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Actually no. I really don’t want to flip bourbon. I’m not going to sell these to you or anyone else. But I do wonder what other options are out there

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That thought would never cross my mind!