Pala Kilic Wootz? with European Hilt.

[Kubur]

Hi Guys,

Sorry to resuscitate this old thread, but I' m really excited to share with you some results that I got after some researches. A Pala was recently sold at a famous Italian auction house. I was intrigued by the script on the blade, it looked like Arab but it wasn't. It was clearly done by a non Arab speaker. Then I found this thread, but no more. Your so-called Austrian sword had the same kind of script on the blade. But the conclusion was that the blade was probably an Ottoman blade. I was still frustrated and finaly I found a pala almost identical but with an ivory grip. From this pala I traced a link with a sword at the Wallace Museum... with the same decorations and the same script.
Austria
1846
Steel, wood, turquoises, silver and gold, embossed, engraved and etched
Length: 93.5 cm
Weight: 0.76 kg, without scabbard
Hallmark: Vienna mark and '1846'
Inscription
OA1753
Oriental Armoury
My conclusion is now more simple and clear, I think all these swords, blades and hilts are Austrian copies of Ottoman palas. What do you think?
Best,
Kubur