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1st March 2012, 04:41 AM | #1 |
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Afghan Sabre Quillon; Translate ?
Running this by again:
I know we have some new members, possibly AJ; might you have an idea about the stamp on the quillon ? Thanks for any help . |
2nd March 2012, 05:57 PM | #2 |
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could you get a close up pic please ?
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2nd March 2012, 07:45 PM | #3 |
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Had to hunt through old posts to find it .
I think this is the proper orientation . Thanks ! |
3rd March 2012, 02:49 AM | #4 |
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it is a year stamp, does it have anything on the other side?
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3rd March 2012, 04:41 AM | #5 |
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Hi AJ, just a shadow of the stamp on the forte as far as I can tell .
Forte pictured: A shadow on the reverse of the quillon shown in this link : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=Afghan+Sabre |
3rd March 2012, 08:54 AM | #6 |
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The stamp is the government seal of mehrab and munbar (kinda like the alter area of a mosque) it is 69 years old. Made in the Jangalak factory in Kabul during the reign of Zaher Shah. I saw in the link a refference to Mazar e sharif, there was not arsenal or military factory in Mazar e sharif, just the Jangalak factory, localy knon as Kaar Khaana e Jangalak, کار خانه جنگلک you'd also see that in some Marini Henries. hope it sheds some light.
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