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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Today, 01:57 AM
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ان المتقین فی جنات و نعیم The righteous will be...

ان المتقین فی جنات و نعیم The righteous will be in gardens and bliss. It is part of a verse from the Holy Qur'an. The scabbard has more written on it. Better pictures would help.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2025, 02:58 PM
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Views: 21,306
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Unfortunately it is a tourist item. File marks on...

Unfortunately it is a tourist item. File marks on the lock, crude trigger and trigger guard, and and unusually large hole on the barrel are the usual give aways. On a positive note someone hand built...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2019, 09:36 PM
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Views: 16,608
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In Persian tah ته means bottom or base, gold طلا...

In Persian tah ته means bottom or base, gold طلا pronounced either Ttila or Ttala, (double tt is used to emphasize the difference sounds between ت and ط) has nothing to do with bottom. The links...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2019, 09:21 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 12,396
Posted By AJ1356
I don't see anything blasphemous in the text....

I don't see anything blasphemous in the text. There are misspellings of course, seems like whoever inscribed it did so in phonetic way.
Ali ibn Abitaleb was the cousin of Mohammad (pbuh), not a...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 9th August 2019, 05:21 AM
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Views: 12,175
Posted By AJ1356
It says, A game of Buzkashi in Afghanistan, done...

It says, A game of Buzkashi in Afghanistan, done imaginatively , during the reign of Zaher Shah. in the year 1350 ( roughly 1972 or 71).
Painter is Yazdgerd e Kohi e Samangani.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 9th August 2019, 05:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,175
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It says, A game of Buzkashi in Afghanistan, done...

It says, A game of Buzkashi in Afghanistan, done imaginatively , during the reign of Zaher Shah. in the year 1350 ( roughly 1972 or 71).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2019, 03:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,658
Posted By AJ1356
It is not wootz, it is pattern welded steel....

It is not wootz, it is pattern welded steel. Can't help you with where it was made. It read, Amal e Mohammad (work of Mohammad), Saahib 'Abdi Baashi (owner 'Abdi Baashi)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2018, 03:47 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,232
Posted By AJ1356
There is no Abu. It say Amal e Zamaan e Isfahani....

There is no Abu. It say Amal e Zamaan e Isfahani. the other seal says Banda e Shah e Welaayat , Abbas. please search my other posts in this regard, as I need to get back to studying, good looking...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2018, 04:38 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,363
Posted By AJ1356
Try something stronger or immerse it in vinegar...

Try something stronger or immerse it in vinegar for much longer. I do see a little bit of pattern in the new picture though.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2018, 02:59 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,363
Posted By AJ1356
Nice find. It is an a Pesh Qabz and I would place...

Nice find. It is an a Pesh Qabz and I would place it from modern day Afghanistan, most likely from the 1800s. It seems to be very nicely built. I don't think it is wootz, from the look of it in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2018, 02:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,106
Posted By AJ1356
I don't think they are newly made fake...

I don't think they are newly made fake inscriptions. However, I do think they are old fake inscriptions, or at least inscriptions made by someone who may not have known basic Arabic. So they might...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th August 2018, 03:25 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,907
Posted By AJ1356
Very nice, interestingly I had added this to my...

Very nice, interestingly I had added this to my favorites list but forgot the auction day. the furniture and everything looks original, awesome find.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th August 2018, 03:21 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,165
Posted By AJ1356
Muhammad Haadi is correct as stated here, the...

Muhammad Haadi is correct as stated here, the earlier translation (nadi) is wrong.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2018, 03:27 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
سر افگنده و بر کشیده کلاه در آمد یپایین )از(...

سر افگنده و بر کشیده کلاه در آمد یپایین )از( تخت شاه
بهرچه خوش آید بدند آن او نتابند گردن ز فرمان او
اشارت کند تا رقیبان تخت بسازند با شاه فیروز بخت
With head lowered (ashamed) and hat...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2018, 02:44 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
دران وقتیکه دختر داد با علی سر افرازش when he...

دران وقتیکه دختر داد با علی سر افرازش when he gave (in marriage) his daughter to Ali honored him.
شنیدستم که فخر آل آدم محمد پاشا هر دو عالم I have heard (that is the best I could make out of it)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2018, 05:08 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
On the tulwar the dots I feel are Indian motive....

On the tulwar the dots I feel are Indian motive. This was either a trade item or most likely a captured item that someone decided to customize. To whomever had it he would have known it or called it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2018, 04:43 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
Ok so the words at the tip on both sides are not...

Ok so the words at the tip on both sides are not clear and thy kind of give context to the rest. The rest pretty clear, it has the name of Panj Tan (The Messenger of God, Muhammad [pbuh], his...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th July 2018, 06:04 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
Easy things first, since I have a couple of exams...

Easy things first, since I have a couple of exams and should not let myself get distracted alot :) .
on the original to the right of the date it reads Faqeer Hussain, which I am going to guess is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2018, 06:23 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
You are correct. During the reign of King...

You are correct. During the reign of King Amanullah, Afghanistan went from Hijri Qamari, to Hijri Shamsi. I would put the change closer to 1919 though. I am not sure of the exact dates, just remember...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2018, 03:57 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
Once he has received the items, have him take...

Once he has received the items, have him take some nice detail pictures and then I'll translate them. I think the other two items are older.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2018, 06:43 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
close enough :) Three first months of Gregorian...

close enough :) Three first months of Gregorian calendar falls in one year and the remaining nine in the next. The new year starts with the first day of Spring, around March 20-22, think Zodiac...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2018, 06:09 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
It is 1439 Hijri Qamari (Lunar), but it is 1396...

It is 1439 Hijri Qamari (Lunar), but it is 1396 Hijri Shamshi (Solar) Afghanistan and Iran go by the Solar calendar, so :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2018, 02:22 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
It is not 1895. Right now is 1396, so take 1312...

It is not 1895. Right now is 1396, so take 1312 out of that -> that is 84 years ago. Correct age is 1934, not 1895.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2018, 01:13 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 22,699
Posted By AJ1356
From your poor quality pictures I can read;کار...

From your poor quality pictures I can read;کار خانه کابل Kar Khanah e Kabul, 1312. I did not see the seal maybe it is there.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2018, 11:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,782
Posted By AJ1356
If you get some better pictures of the...

If you get some better pictures of the inscription where it can be read I'll try to translate it for you.
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