Moro Spear

Battara · 6th November 2010, 03:01 AM

Very nice pattern!

Now all we need is someone who can either read Arabic and/or Jawi.........

Lee · 6th November 2010, 04:04 AM

That cleaned up beautifully! I think this is going to turn out to be a readable inscription.

Maurice · 6th November 2010, 01:18 PM

Congratulations Gav,

how beautifull the pattern is!

Just back from holiday and now etching blades allready! Good to be back home...

Maurice

Gavin Nugent · 7th November 2010, 03:06 AM

Battara, Lee, Maurice, thanks

Who within the community can I turn to for possible translations?

thanks

Gav

Battara · 7th November 2010, 03:17 AM

Your welcome!

Well for Arabic I noticed Dom does a great job. For Jawi.......well........er.......um.........perhaps someone on the keris forum?

Gavin Nugent · 7th November 2010, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

Your welcome!

Well for Arabic I noticed Dom does a great job. For Jawi.......well........er.......um.........perhaps someone on the keris forum?

Thanks Battara. I looked at the Jawi written language today and I think you are correct in saying that is what it is. I'll spend some time this week trying to make sense of it but I can't feel but help our Keris comrades may be able to offer some help with a translation but their forum is for Keris only....

Gav

VANDOO · 7th November 2010, 02:37 PM

DANGER CONJECTURE AHEAD

I SUSPECT DURING COMBAT BETWEEN MOROS THE SPEAR WOULD HAVE BEEN USED INITIALLY BUT IF IT BECAME TOO CLOSE AND CROWDED TO USE MAY HAVE BEEN THROWN OR DROPPED AS IN THE PICTURE AND THEN THEY CLOSED WITH SWORDS.

WHEN FACEING FORIGN TROOPS WITH GUNS PERHAPS THEY RUSHED OUT AND THREW ALL SPEARS AT THE ENEMY AND THEN RAN LIKE HECK TO TRY AND CLOSE WHILE THE ENEMY DUCKED AND COULDN'T BRING THE GUNS TO BEAR. THE MORO WERE NOT THE TYPE TO THROW THEIR SPEARS AND RUN OFF BUT AGAINST GUNS SHEILDS WERE NO GOOD AND GETTING INTO RANGE WITH SPEAR OR SWORD BEFORE BEING SHOT WAS THE PROBLEM. A MORO MAY HAVE FIGURED IF WE WIN AND I LIVE I WILL GET MY SPEAR BACK IF WE DON'T IT WON'T MATTER AS I WILL HAVE NO FURTHER NEED FOR IT.

CONGRADULATIONS ON FINDING ONE OF THESE MONSTER LARGE SIZE MORO SPEARS THEY ARE FEW AND FAR IN BETWEEN. I LUCKED OUT BACK IN THE EARLY 1980'S AND GOT ONE OF THEM IT SURE WAS HARD TO GET HOME WITH IT AS IT WOULDN'T FIT IN THE CAR.

Dom · 12th November 2010, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

Your welcome!

Well for Arabic I noticed Dom does a great job. For Jawi.......well........er.......um.........perhaps someone on the keris forum?

Hi
sorry for delays about our intervention, we were travelling
indeed, better to found someone with "Jawi" knowledge,
because, the mention on the blade, it's not in Arabic

best regards

à +

Dom

7th November 2010, 03:06 AM	#4
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	translation Battara, Lee, Maurice, thanks Who within the community can I turn to for possible translations? thanks Gav

7th November 2010, 02:37 PM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	DANGER CONJECTURE AHEAD I SUSPECT DURING COMBAT BETWEEN MOROS THE SPEAR WOULD HAVE BEEN USED INITIALLY BUT IF IT BECAME TOO CLOSE AND CROWDED TO USE MAY HAVE BEEN THROWN OR DROPPED AS IN THE PICTURE AND THEN THEY CLOSED WITH SWORDS. WHEN FACEING FORIGN TROOPS WITH GUNS PERHAPS THEY RUSHED OUT AND THREW ALL SPEARS AT THE ENEMY AND THEN RAN LIKE HECK TO TRY AND CLOSE WHILE THE ENEMY DUCKED AND COULDN'T BRING THE GUNS TO BEAR. THE MORO WERE NOT THE TYPE TO THROW THEIR SPEARS AND RUN OFF BUT AGAINST GUNS SHEILDS WERE NO GOOD AND GETTING INTO RANGE WITH SPEAR OR SWORD BEFORE BEING SHOT WAS THE PROBLEM. A MORO MAY HAVE FIGURED IF WE WIN AND I LIVE I WILL GET MY SPEAR BACK IF WE DON'T IT WON'T MATTER AS I WILL HAVE NO FURTHER NEED FOR IT. CONGRADULATIONS ON FINDING ONE OF THESE MONSTER LARGE SIZE MORO SPEARS THEY ARE FEW AND FAR IN BETWEEN. I LUCKED OUT BACK IN THE EARLY 1980'S AND GOT ONE OF THEM IT SURE WAS HARD TO GET HOME WITH IT AS IT WOULDN'T FIT IN THE CAR. Last edited by VANDOO; 7th November 2010 at 03:01 PM.

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6th November 2010, 03:01 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Very nice pattern! Now all we need is someone who can either read Arabic and/or Jawi.........

6th November 2010, 04:04 AM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 932	That cleaned up beautifully! I think this is going to turn out to be a readable inscription.

6th November 2010, 01:18 PM	#3
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,453	Congratulations Gav, how beautifull the pattern is! Just back from holiday and now etching blades allready! Good to be back home... Maurice

7th November 2010, 03:17 AM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Your welcome! Well for Arabic I noticed Dom does a great job. For Jawi.......well........er.......um.........perhaps someone on the keris forum?