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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas
I dont see a reason why these are locally applied. Omani's do apply a crown on their recently made weapons but we are talking about North African weapons here and North African weapons tend to have European blades quite often.
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Salaams A.alnakkas . I think the reason that they are applied is to raise the price...or reflect some sort of recognisable, admirable prowess in the weapon. I have identified the workshop that adds Taj stamps in Ras Al Khaimah. I own a few myself. There are many blades either rehilted and stamped there or just rehilted... The latest one is a Karabela ~ I dont have a picture but the souk is on our doorstep (500 yards)so I will try to obtain. Many blades of European manufacture flood in through the Red Sea region not least rehilted Ethiopian (originally German) blades curved and straight, via Sanaa..Yemen. These blades now appear in quantity in Muscat, Salalah and Sharjah ...such is the situation these days.
It is, however, a bit puzzling since though we see Taj crowns they are not accompanied by the VR strike... at least I have not seen one yet.. In addition the crown style is not the same leading me to suggest a different stamp location ...who knows where? For examples of RAK stamps see
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=omani+sayf at #318 and #326.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.