Collection 

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The Collection

Arms & armours     hall 12

The museum collection includes a very rare group of swords of different types and origins :the right , the bent shamshir of Persian origins , the qalij of wide blade of Turkish origin and the short yatagan with no safeguard. A group of chain mail and iron leg protector to protect the mounted warriors from the sword blows , and some steel articles to protect the horse head and legs .

The persian collection includes a piece bearing the name of Shah Abbas and the maker hajj Ramadan 1028 A.D. 1618 .Most of the arms and guns were either purchased or donated .

The registered objects           : 334

The curator                           : Ali Abdel-Rahman Abdel-Aziz