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Originally Posted by cornelistromp
HI Ibrahiim al Balooshi,
Unfortunately I do not know where the sword has been found, but this blade has always intrigued me, inlaid with gold dots and strange naskhi script with a deep meaning.
The blade has been severly cleaned but there are still remnants of flint hard goethide. This layer of goethide proofs that it must have been a waterfound but also that it must be old, I think it is 14thC.
at another forum, sorry  , somebody of Baghrain made out following;
Originally Posted by e.a.Zainal
Numbers are
2579 2572 2582
2581 2578 2576
2579 2583 2577
i think it's like a magical numbers that help the user for some think like a magic script
اللهم لاذة الله
عين سبيق ودت الله
Oh God that Take you to the God
An eye faster than Kindness of God
that what i understand from the Writing
but the Second line I'm not sour about it
it may my translatiuon is meaning defrint that what it mean becuse the Scipt Mening is very deep
The Falchion or Malchus, the rarest medieval sword is a beautiful thread, there is a illustration posted with apparently a similar dot inlay.
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Salaams Cornelistromp ~ great detail and thanks again ~ And regards Jim and Im sure this one will have the lights burning bright at your end far into the night... A brilliant conundrum ! I think the dots on the blade may be a strong indicator as to origin unless anyone has evidence of this style of decoration on far eastern blades...? I see the Malchus in this blade...
For students of European blades the Falchion and Malchus have to be the most interesting start point on study leading through from the Medieaval to the modern era. What is astonishing is the quality of illuminated detail in manuscript form ... If this is a Malchus what is the detective work on the arabic inscriptions and as I dive into my library looking for Heraldic symbols et al it is a very interesting subject worthy of university study...I wish I had the resources as Professor Jim has.
I am endebted to corneilstromp for the exacting scientific detail and chemical analysis on the blade surface which is a totally new area to me. Thank you !
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.