A ‚Christian’ Yataghan – Translation help needed :-)

Atlantia · 26th May 2009, 03:03 PM

Hi Tatyana

Its a very attractive sword! The decoration is unusual, and rather interesting. I love the circular patterns. Do you recognise any f the other symbols as Christian? I would have thought that in conjunction with the 'Ichthus' there would be other overt symbols such as the Chi-Rho?
Could the hilt symbol be part of a larger from that has been partly erased?
I've never seen the Christian Fish on a sword before.
I'll be watching the thread with interest to see if anyone can decipher the inscriptions!

Regards
Gene

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26th May 2009, 03:03 PM	#5
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Hi Tatyana Its a very attractive sword! The decoration is unusual, and rather interesting. I love the circular patterns. Do you recognise any f the other symbols as Christian? I would have thought that in conjunction with the 'Ichthus' there would be other overt symbols such as the Chi-Rho? Could the hilt symbol be part of a larger from that has been partly erased? I've never seen the Christian Fish on a sword before. I'll be watching the thread with interest to see if anyone can decipher the inscriptions! Regards Gene