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17th July 2015, 09:53 PM | #1 |
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Nice Persian Quaddarra For Help With Inscription Translation
With the help of Rsword, I was able to get this nice Persian quaddara at the Louisville show in February. It was one of those rare "walk-in" items that we rarely see anymore at shows. It needed a little restoration to the hilt and scabbard which has now been completed.
The sword's blade is quite impressive; it's heavy, and carries a wicked point. Its scabbard is dressed in silver alloy fittings in typical Persian motifs. The sword was worn hung on a waist belt with all the tassels and the two thicker pieces you see hanging beside it, so it's quite fancy. Note the high twisted steel rivet covers to the hilt. They are very unique. I am hoping I can get some help with the inscriptions to the forte on both sides of the blade and the cartouches to the center scabbard fitting. Thanks in advance for any help! Dimensions: Overall length: 31.5in. Blade length: 23.5in. Blade width at the widest point: 1.75in. |
18th July 2015, 04:37 AM | #2 |
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Scabbard fitting on the next to last picture has numbers: 007.
Oh, my God! It belonged to... You know who! Is there an Arabic equivalent of the letter Q somewhere? |
18th July 2015, 09:55 AM | #3 |
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Hey Charles,
One I couldnt do, but this is the ones I managed to translate. |
18th July 2015, 12:51 PM | #4 |
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Hello Charles,
not my area of collecting but this is an outstanding & beautiful sword, thank you for sharing. Regards, Detlef |
18th July 2015, 01:39 PM | #5 |
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Oh forgot to mention this bit. There was a similar one in Kuwait (in 2011), priced for a wooping 500$. The blade was really nice, and it was a Qajar piece complete and clean.
I couldnt afford it back then. But that quaddara and a saif sold a couple of years ago by Charles still give me nightmares :-)) |
18th July 2015, 02:57 PM | #6 |
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A.alnakkas thanks for your help. Is this Arabic or Farsi in Arabic script.
Which sold swords were you referring to? That had to be a VERY long time ago! Also, what is making the other script difficult to read? Thanks again! |
18th July 2015, 03:03 PM | #7 | |
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As for the saif, its this one. |
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18th July 2015, 05:17 PM | #8 |
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Hi Charles.
Not in my area of collecting, but I just have to mention what a fantastic looking Persian sword and scabbard. Outstanding!! Congratulations. What a great addition to a collection. Rick. |
18th July 2015, 10:11 PM | #9 |
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Your Qaddara is a kill, gorgeous!
It's hard the believe that they were for infantry men. Yours should be for a colonel at least! If not a general! Do you have the small pocket at the back for the companion knife? Best, Kubur |
18th July 2015, 11:43 PM | #10 |
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Charles, that's an absolutely stunning piece!
steve |
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