I know we've got some Chick-a-Go readers, and I know we've got some folks interested in military history and antiques. If any of you are in both camps, you may be interested in this exhibit. Never before has a Chicago area museum presented such a wide spectrum of such weapons from Africa and Western Europe to Eastern Asia. It also is the first major edged weapon museum exhibition in the Chicago area in over half a century. The exhibition, which will run through November 14, 2010, features a collection of 50 swords and daggers, including a bronze sword from Luristan, Iran, (1500 b.c.), the oldest in the collection, and a Schivona from Venice, Italy, (1600-1650 a.d.). It provides an exceptional panoramic view of the origins, development, and ultimate evolution of this type of edged weapon. All swords and daggers are excellent to superlative examples of their type. A few are so rare that they may be the only ones in known existence. If any of you go, send pictures.
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Jul 06 2010, 02:55 AM
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