hi michal,
i cant help, but i went to lunch with a friend that studies islamic art and calligraphy (to a high degree). he said the inscription would take time (longer than we had) but he said the cartouches were written in a different hand to the rest of the inscription. the writing along the blade was genuine, but the cartouches and talismanic bedouh were nonesense.
cant guarantee this, as he didnt have it for long enough. also, given that its in a poland museum, and apparantely taken at the siege of vienna, i cant see there being time for another hand to add to the blade.
he did seem sure the script was different. how long has the museum had the sword?
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