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Old 26th March 2011, 02:18 AM   #2
Dom
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
Just won this on a local auction site. THIS IS NOT THE ITEM AT PRESENT ON EBAY.
Would appreciate identification of the knife and translation of the cartouche if possible please. The pics are the sellers and I will post better ones when the item arrives.
Regards Stu
Hi Stu
- I know this type of edged arms, I have myself, the "tiny" dagger of the set of 3, which is constituted of
- 1 sword (Pala type)
- 1 khanjar medium size
- 1 khanjar small size

Egyptian Pala - Mamluk-style - end of 18th begining of 19th
for instance (not mine, unfortunately)

the last pic, it's my knife

à +

Dom

ps/translation, little bite later
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