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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2021, 02:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,401
Posted By kwiatek
You are welcome, thanks for sharing your knife...

You are welcome, thanks for sharing your knife with us.

Actually, since it is Turkish you should probably transliterate it as

amel-i hüseyin

“Work of Hüseyin”
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2021, 01:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,401
Posted By kwiatek
It is عمل حسين 'amal husayn 'Work...

It is

عمل حسين

'amal husayn

'Work of Husayn'
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2020, 11:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,634
Posted By kwiatek
I am familiar with calculating Abjad but if you...

I am familiar with calculating Abjad but if you are referring to the sword you posted a link to, I doubt very much it is an abjad chronogram.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2020, 12:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,891
Posted By kwiatek
Yes I had realized it was upside down. I...

Yes I had realized it was upside down.

I would be amazed if it was Bosnian, but I am prepared to be amazed if anyone can come up with a reading.

Could be talismanic, but you should still be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2020, 09:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,891
Posted By kwiatek
Well, they are where you would expect the date to...

Well, they are where you would expect the date to be on an inscription of this type and they could be conceivably be 2**7, but the middle digits do not resemble anything much and even if they did,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2020, 12:23 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,568
Posted By kwiatek
Where in India do you think this is from? Might...

Where in India do you think this is from? Might help with the inscription
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2020, 11:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,891
Posted By kwiatek
Neither the words nor the numbers make any sense...

Neither the words nor the numbers make any sense to me in either Arabic, Persian or Turkish
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2020, 11:54 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 36,793
Posted By kwiatek
To the right of the tughra عمل صالح ...

To the right of the tughra

عمل صالح

“Work of Salih”

The tughra itself is an owner’s inscription, probably

صاحب حسین
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2020, 02:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,800
Posted By kwiatek
Hallo, the main inscription is Arabic, part of...

Hallo, the main inscription is Arabic, part of Qur'an 61:13, very common on arms and armour, Persian work

نصر من الله وفتح قریب

'Help from God and a near victory'

As for the number, it looks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th November 2020, 09:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,503
Posted By kwiatek
Thanks for the extra photos. Unfortunately they...

Thanks for the extra photos. Unfortunately they are too worn to read from the photos - I would need a magnifying glass and Garo Kürkman’s book on Ottoman silver marks to identify them. They are for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th November 2020, 09:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,197
Posted By kwiatek
Pleasure! Thanks for sharing your nice yataghan

Pleasure! Thanks for sharing your nice yataghan
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th November 2020, 06:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,197
Posted By kwiatek
I agree it looks like ١٢٢٤ 1224/1809-10. In...

I agree it looks like ١٢٢٤ 1224/1809-10.

In the roundel are the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog.

There is a maker‘s inscription

عمل مصطفی

“Work of Mustafa”
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2020, 01:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,543
Posted By kwiatek
Inscriptions are typical of the Caucasus. The...

Inscriptions are typical of the Caucasus. The poetic inscription is in one of the numerous difficult languages of the region, many of them language isolates, with Arabic loanwords. The first...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2020, 09:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,503
Posted By kwiatek
The inscription on the blade is in Arabic and...

The inscription on the blade is in Arabic and reads

لا اله الا الله

"There is no god but God“

The stamps are an Ottoman sultanic tughra as well as a sahh (“true, correct”) mark, both of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2020, 11:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,739
Posted By kwiatek
Pleasure! I suspect the inscription on the blade...

Pleasure! I suspect the inscription on the blade is in Kannada, but I’m far from sure
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2020, 06:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,739
Posted By kwiatek
The Arabic inscriptions are invocations of...

The Arabic inscriptions are invocations of various Beautiful Names of God (traditionally held to be 99, though according to strict theology infinite in number), including

يا اله

"O God!”

يا...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2020, 06:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 24,581
Posted By kwiatek
It says عالمگیر شاهی *۱۱۱۵ “ ‘Alamgir...

It says

عالمگیر شاهی *۱۱۱۵

“ ‘Alamgir Shahi 1115”

‘Alamgir was the regnal name of Aurangzeb and the title ‘Alamgir Shahi was used for officers in his service. The year 1115 AH = 1703-4 AD.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2020, 09:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 21,094
Posted By kwiatek
I agree, Saracen

I agree, Saracen
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2020, 09:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 15,053
Posted By kwiatek
The last post saved multiple times for some reason

The last post saved multiple times for some reason
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2020, 09:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 15,053
Posted By kwiatek
These verses are in Ottoman Turkish, I have seen...

These verses are in Ottoman Turkish, I have seen them on one other piece but I cannot remember where! Here they are copied with mistakes. They compare the dagger’s blade to the shining crescent moon:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2020, 09:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,248
Posted By kwiatek
This is inscribed with the classic لا فتا...

This is inscribed with the classic

لا فتا (فتی) الا علی لا سیف الا ذو الفقار

“There is no hero but Ali, no sword but Dhu’l-Fiqar (Zülfikar)”
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2020, 09:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,495
Posted By kwiatek
Saracen is correct, the names of the Seven...

Saracen is correct, the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog (worn and with mistakes). In the roundel at the beginning of the decoration is the name “Mahmud”, presumably the maker
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2020, 09:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,477
Posted By kwiatek
It was copied without understanding what it...

It was copied without understanding what it should mean and with words missing,
probably by an illiterate artisan:

[Darbından bu] bıçağın cümle düşman tar ü mar
[İntikam alır] aduvvdan sanki...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2020, 11:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,674
Posted By kwiatek
I googled a bit as well and saw some similar...

I googled a bit as well and saw some similar pieces but nothing with an inscription like yours. Interesting! Now just to find someone who can read it ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2020, 07:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,674
Posted By kwiatek
Can’t read it, but pretty sure the inscription is...

Can’t read it, but pretty sure the inscription is Tibetan
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