help on a strange sword , translation on arab inscription ...

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by BerberDagger

Salaams Ibrahiim al Balooshi ,

I dont think it is chinese ... I think european " in style " but is not arab characters in the centre of pommel ?

thank you
BerberDagger

Salaams BerberDagger I dont think so... they also look mildly Chinese ..cloud patterns. It is not impossible to have Arabic on a Chinese item ... The Islamic frontiers of China are vast... but in this case I think you have a Chinese sword according to the pommel style (the crossguard baffles me). However, I am no specialist of Chinese weapons nor of the huge complexities in Arabic or Chinese calligraphy so perhaps we can pull someone in who is?
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.