Help with translation - small pretty Kard

mariusgmioc · 11th December 2020, 10:24 PM

From what I see in the photos, and that is not very much, it looks like Persian wootz to me. 19th century maybe, but the blade might be older.

Absolutely deserves a good polishing (to 2000 grit) then etching ( with Nital 4% for best results, but Ferric Chloride will also do the job).

Gonzoadler · 11th December 2020, 10:49 PM

Thanks for your tip, I will think about that. The wootz-structure is really hard to see.

Battara · 11th December 2020, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

From what I see in the photos, and that is not very much, it looks like Persian wootz to me.

I was thinking this was Turkish wootz. Persian wootz I thought was more distinctive than this.

mariusgmioc · 13th December 2020, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

I was thinking this was Turkish wootz. Persian wootz I thought was more distinctive than this.

Now the structure is washed out because of wear. In some areas is completely worn out.

You can definitely be right but that will become only clearer after a new and proper etching of the blade.

When I said that it looks Persian to me, I based my assertion on the shape of the watering streaks (with rather long directional portions, somehow similar to the ones of the kard below).

Battara · 13th December 2020, 04:57 PM

Very true - could use another etching

mariusgmioc · 16th December 2020, 08:25 AM

Just trying to keep the thread alive in the hope of a translation...

Battara · 16th December 2020, 11:14 PM

It could say "Made in China"

kwiatek · 19th December 2020, 10:57 AM

Neither the words nor the numbers make any sense to me in either Arabic, Persian or Turkish

11th December 2020, 10:24 PM	#1
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	From what I see in the photos, and that is not very much, it looks like Persian wootz to me. 19th century maybe, but the blade might be older. Absolutely deserves a good polishing (to 2000 grit) then etching ( with Nital 4% for best results, but Ferric Chloride will also do the job).

11th December 2020, 10:49 PM	#2
Gonzoadler Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Germany Posts: 255	Thanks for your tip, I will think about that. The wootz-structure is really hard to see.

13th December 2020, 04:57 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	Very true - could use another etching

16th December 2020, 08:25 AM	#6
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	Just trying to keep the thread alive in the hope of a translation...

16th December 2020, 11:14 PM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	It could say "Made in China"

19th December 2020, 10:57 AM	#8
kwiatek Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 153	Neither the words nor the numbers make any sense to me in either Arabic, Persian or Turkish