Kindjal with inscribed blade

ariel · 27th November 2011, 07:07 PM

Turkey ( no relation to the dinner 3 days ago:-))

templarnight · 27th November 2011, 08:06 PM

Hi. Jim Im more than happy to discuss my interests. I collect all kinds of weapons.
I have quite a few Kukri and African Spears along with items from Native American Tomahawks to Iron Age Irish Swords.
Your welcome to PM me if you wish to know more.
All the best

Jim McDougall · 27th November 2011, 08:42 PM

Also, while awaiting information or identification from those well informed on these, my curiosity continues to overwhelm me. You posted a Spanish sword on the European forum......still interested ?
You double posted an Indian khanjhar, same dagger under different headings, whassup?

Zifir · 29th November 2011, 12:12 PM

Hi,
The inscription is Turkish and also a sarcastic one too. It lost some of its edge in the translation though.

Oyun etme kama ile yanarsın
Mum yakub cerrahı ararsın

Don't play/mess with kama (meaning kindjal) you will get hurt
Then you will need to light a candle and look for a surgeon

Dom · 29th November 2011, 04:20 PM

Salam aleikum my Dear Friend
quick "user's guide" ...

He did not lacked humor at this time, it's funny

à +

Dom

templarnight · 29th November 2011, 09:49 PM

Thats excellent. Many thanks for the translation!!!
All the best

Zifir · 29th November 2011, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom

Salam aleikum my Dear Friend
quick "user's guide" ...

He did not lacked humor at this time, it's funny

à +

Dom

Aleykum selam Dom,
It also seems to me a criticism to the surgeons of those days

P.S. In Turkish, the idiom of lighting a candle and search for something with it in the dark means vigorously looking for something difficult to find.

Dom · 30th November 2011, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zifir

Aleykum selam Dom,
It also seems to me a criticism to the surgeons of those days

P.S. In Turkish, the idiom of lighting a candle and search for something with it in the dark means vigorously looking for something difficult to find.

otherwise, as we say;
- in France "look for the 5 legs sheep"
- in English "look for the white elephant" ...
as well as the surgeons was scarce

à +

Dom

laEspadaAncha · 30th November 2011, 05:30 AM

Am I correct in assuming the pronunciation of "yanarsin" and "ararsin" rhyme? If so, then maybe the choice of a surgeon is simply a convenient literary device?

Either way, a beautiful kindjal / kama with an awfully cool inscription.

29th November 2011, 12:12 PM	#4
Zifir Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Istanbul Posts: 228	Hi, The inscription is Turkish and also a sarcastic one too. It lost some of its edge in the translation though. Oyun etme kama ile yanarsın Mum yakub cerrahı ararsın Don't play/mess with kama (meaning kindjal) you will get hurt Then you will need to light a candle and look for a surgeon Attached Images

27th November 2011, 07:07 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Turkey ( no relation to the dinner 3 days ago:-))

27th November 2011, 08:06 PM	#2
templarnight Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 87	Hi. Jim Im more than happy to discuss my interests. I collect all kinds of weapons. I have quite a few Kukri and African Spears along with items from Native American Tomahawks to Iron Age Irish Swords. Your welcome to PM me if you wish to know more. All the best

27th November 2011, 08:42 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,610	Also, while awaiting information or identification from those well informed on these, my curiosity continues to overwhelm me. You posted a Spanish sword on the European forum......still interested ? You double posted an Indian khanjhar, same dagger under different headings, whassup?

29th November 2011, 04:20 PM	#5
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	Salam aleikum my Dear Friend quick "user's guide" ... He did not lacked humor at this time, it's funny à + Dom

29th November 2011, 09:49 PM	#6
templarnight Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 87	Thats excellent. Many thanks for the translation!!! All the best

30th November 2011, 05:30 AM	#9
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Am I correct in assuming the pronunciation of "yanarsin" and "ararsin" rhyme? If so, then maybe the choice of a surgeon is simply a convenient literary device? Either way, a beautiful kindjal / kama with an awfully cool inscription.