Shamshir Inscription Translation. PLease help.

Dom · 23rd November 2010, 01:12 AM

Hi Alex

your sword is "Persian" it's a "Shamsheer"
the hilt is in "Baddawi" style
the shape of the blade, classifed your sword as "Qara Toban" (a variety of Persian Johar)
seems be 18th Century

the pic identify the blacksmith, the famous "Assad Allah", and a mention about "Abbas Shah"

the long mention on the blade, is a poem written in old Arabic,
unfortunatly my translator don't have the necessary knowledge to offer a translation of it

all the best

23rd November 2010, 01:12 AM	#7
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	Hi Alex your sword is "Persian" it's a "Shamsheer" the hilt is in "Baddawi" style the shape of the blade, classifed your sword as "Qara Toban" (a variety of Persian Johar) seems be 18th Century the pic identify the blacksmith, the famous "Assad Allah", and a mention about "Abbas Shah" the long mention on the blade, is a poem written in old Arabic, unfortunatly my translator don't have the necessary knowledge to offer a translation of it all the best Attached Images