HOW TO SPOT A TRUE SHAMSHIR MAKER STAMP???

ALEX · 6th February 2006, 10:22 AM

Here are two different stamps.
One is gold coftgari and another is chiselled.
QUESTION: How can one tell of AUTHENTICITY of a stamp? And what do you think of these two???
I've seen obvious fake stamps, especially in gold coftgari work, where the wire mesh runs too far outside the boundaries of the golden leaf. In my case, there are few spots where you can see that, but overall the wires are inside the leaf.
The true authentic stamp does affect the sword's value, so it's quite important to know some 101 on the subject. Any ideas???

6th February 2006, 10:22 AM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	HOW TO SPOT A TRUE SHAMSHIR MAKER STAMP??? Here are two different stamps. One is gold coftgari and another is chiselled. QUESTION: How can one tell of AUTHENTICITY of a stamp? And what do you think of these two??? I've seen obvious fake stamps, especially in gold coftgari work, where the wire mesh runs too far outside the boundaries of the golden leaf. In my case, there are few spots where you can see that, but overall the wires are inside the leaf. The true authentic stamp does affect the sword's value, so it's quite important to know some 101 on the subject. Any ideas??? Attached Images