Veterans of the Cyprus campaign in 1974. These men were on their way to their regimental reunion. |
Ishtar Gate, Istanbul Archaeological Museum. |
Various Bronze Age/Age of Chariots artifacts. |
The Alexander Sarcophagus. |
Remnants of the city walls at Iznik/Nicea. |
Some guy I spotted running across the street with a chainsaw strapped to his back...Looks like they are preparing for the zombie apocalypse in Turkey too. |
Display outside the Military Museum, telling the story of Seyid Cabuk. |
Arrowheads |
Yurt ornament. Perhaps someone might make some of these? Baueda? |
Turkish sword and dagger |
Detail view of chainmail |
The manager at my hotel, who is doing a higher degree in Archaeology, suspects that this isn't the genuine article... |
These polearms and helmets look like they were copied out of Perry's WOTR plastic infantry box set... |
I asked a fellow visitor to pose beside this sword to give a sense of scale. |
African throwing knives |
Does anyone know which regiment this came from? |
Needs more spikes and skullz... |
Something for the Pulp gamer. |
Turkey's first submarine, by those fellows from Spartan Games. |
Guards at the back gate of Dolmabache Palace. Note the air-conditioned glass sentry-box o the left. |
A model of Hayreddin Barbarossa's flagship at the Istanbul Naval Museum. |
A soldier outside Topkapi Palace (I think it was). |
1 comment:
Really cool photos. That sword is huge!!
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