Cover of book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Cover of book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales - Leather-bound deluxe edition
Page 294 - Mugual and Chinese Archer rings from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 142 from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 253 - Indian golden powder flask from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 322 - Ottoman turban helmet from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 52 from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 46 - Rare Indian sword zafar takieh from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 215 - 3 Ottoman Shamshir, and Iranian kllij, from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 303 - Chinese, Ottoman, Indian, Iranian Axe heads from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 169 - Indian sword shamshir, with Iranian watered steel blade from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 294 - Four Mughal jade hilts from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 181 - Sri Lankan kastane, and South Indian swords from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 294 - Caucasian kindjal from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 271 - Ottoman miquelet flintlock rifle from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 294 - Tipu Sultan period cloth helemt from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales
Page 311 - Indian arm guards from the book - Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion by Robert Hales

Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour

A Lifetime’s Passion

400 pages, 304 x 254 mm
Over 850 colour and 150 black and white illustrations
Hardback £85.00;
Leather-bound deluxe edition £450.00 (limited edition of 50)

£85.00

The book illustrates over 1,000 items of Islamic and Oriental arms and armour which represent the finest and most interesting examples originating from Islamic and Hindu cultures and beyond, including Russia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, Korea and South East Asia. All the items illustrated have passed through the hands of Robert Hales during the last 45 years.

Divided into four sections: daggers, swords, firearms, and armour, with the occasional transgression, the publication also includes a useful glossary of terms. The text is concise and descriptive as well as containing information that is being published for the first time.


‘Every collector, dealer, and curator will want to have this book and will consult it again and again.’

Donald J. LaRocca

Curator, Department of Arms and Armor

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

‘As a source of images of the finest Asian weapons, this book is unrivalled and will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the subject in the future’.

Thom Richardson

Keeper of Armour and Oriental Collections

Royal Armouries, Leeds

ISBN-10: 0992631505
ISBN-13: 978-0-9926315-0-5

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