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| Keywords: Afghan royal soldiers of the Durrani Empire.jpg Dourraunnee chieftains in full armour<br> This lithograph was taken from the frontispiece of 'Afghaunistan' by Lieutenant James Rattray Two Afghan nobles of the Durrani tribe are depicted fully armed with their helmets decorated with peacock feathers Rattray wrote This costume of the Douranee warriors gives a fair idea of the style of armour worn by the Afghaun noblesse though it was not a common occurrence to meet with them so completely clothed in clinquant mail as they are represented in the frontispiece Peacock feathers were a symbol of royalty Egret plumes were specially presented by the Emir as a mark of honour to the chiefs who merited the distinction Rattray had often been shown the shirts of mail worn by the Afghans under their silk kameezes shirts as a protection against assassins' daggers Sometimes they also wore a shawl around the steel head-piece the nose-plate and the plume alone attracting attention to the fact of their being helmeted at all http //www bl uk/ The British Library - http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019xzz000000562u00001000 html Online Gallery 1847 James Rattray 1818-1854 PD-old-70-1923 Durrani Empire Military history of Afghanistan 1847 lithographs Men with swords in art Men of Afghanistan in the 19th century | ||||
