Why like seed? Interesting question. i will ask about it to somebody.
Balkans right, Egypt, i dont know, but instead of northern Turkey, eastern would be correct, and most intensive among all. When i examine koftgari, i can see some erroded parts, which have got thinner remains or gone completely(example. pic.419 upper side) In fact not only koftgari, but everything is intact and very good preserved. Not a single pitting ,rust, nick on the blade.Never used. i bet i am the most humble owner of it since its birth
i showed it to experts whom i trust most, and there is no problem. But on what i depend most, i have not seen any special or ordinary villager sample without silver or gold koftgari till now. Good like this koftgari, or just a little, simple work, but all have a kind of koftgari on both sides . It is impossible for a coralled dagger with so richly decorated high grade silver scabbard, and good steel to be made without koftgari.
Kamil, do you mean you can't see the inscriptions on pic. 420 and need closer view?