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Dear All
Hope someone can translate the inscription on this yataghan. Thanks Martin |
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its upside down, reverse it, and a turk will have a good chance of reading it
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Hi mjamerks
Can see the whole sword? |
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![]() have a look at this post, and you'll understand http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11201 ![]() à + Dom |
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Hi All
Hereby more pics of the Yataghan. And of the inscription. Thanks Martin |
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Wondering if this piece is Turkish vs Balkan?
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I posted new pics of the yataghan. Rgds Martin |
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Be patient Martin. Zifir will certainly come up with the translation of this nice piece. You did your part, now just sit back and wait........
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Sorry for taking this long but this one proved to be a hard nut to crack. At first glance I thought it's the names of seven sleepers but no, this is something else. Any idea Dom? Can it be Arabic?
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it's not Arabic, and as far as it's not Turkish ... - Farsi ?? - Ouygour ?? - Azeri ?? (similar to azerbaijani) - Turkmen ?? but also languages Caucasian languages who used Arabic alphabet ... - kartvelien - abkhazo-adygienn (North-West of Caucase) - nakho-daghestanien (North-Est of Caucase) which one ?? dunno, sorry ![]() à + Dom |
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