Kindjal or Qama maker's mark information requested

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Originally Posted by Emanuel

Hello,

Nice kindjal, fullers recall Surmene knives.

Writing does look like Arabic. Here's my attempt at translation:

fa ta _?_ reading right to left = Mustafa?



Cheers,
Emanuel

Hello Emanuel,

Thank you for the feedback, as well as for the partial translation and suggested attribution - both leads for me to pursue and all for which I am grateful.

It really is a mesmerizing knife in person...

Regards,

Chris