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Old 12th June 2010, 10:21 AM   #4
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.. It is quite possible this dagger belong to him or was from his armoury? If you look closely at the dagger in his belt it does resemble your piece? ...
Lew/Philip, even though it looks like such, there are no attributions or references to Ali or Kalb Ali on these inscriptions.

They are Quranic invocations: "Assistance from Allah and Victory Near", and "New Conqueror and New Course".. (approximate translations).
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