16th January 2009, 10:08 PM | #1 |
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Turkish Pala
Anyone can translate?
Any comments re. blade laminations? Any suggestion of origin: Ottoman Turkish vs. Arabian? |
17th January 2009, 12:12 AM | #2 | |
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2 verses issued from the Holy Quran - Sura 110 "Al Nasr" (Help) - verses 2 & 3 (2)وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا 2. And you see people entering Allah's religion in multitudes, (3) فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا 3. Then celebrate the praise of your Lord and seek His forgiveness, (for) surely He is Oft-returning (to mercy). the look is very Ottoman Turkish at my point of view, beautifull, ... one of my dreams à + Dom |
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17th January 2009, 03:38 AM | #3 |
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And one of mine´s, also. Would you please post bigger photos, if you have them? Thank you.
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17th January 2009, 04:10 AM | #4 |
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Unfortunately, it is not mine....
Just volunteered to help with translation. Thanks, Dom! |
17th January 2009, 07:40 AM | #5 |
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Thank you, Ariel...pity...
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23rd January 2009, 05:17 PM | #6 |
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Really odd they did the inscription along the cutting edge. Kind of counterintuitive
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26th January 2009, 02:16 PM | #7 |
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What Ariel showed looks like mechanical damascus. Here is another "ok" Turkish Pala. This one has a heavy wootz blade.
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