Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Shamshir help needed Blade cartouche translation

Atlantia · 3rd July 2008, 03:04 PM

Just a general 'please help with any info' really.
I think its Turkish, can't translate the blade inscription, wonder if (as many I've seen) the asymetric crossguard tine is deliberate or if one is routinely removed. Date guesses?

Thanks for looking.
Gene

3rd July 2008, 03:04 PM	#1
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Shamshir help needed Blade cartouche translation Just a general 'please help with any info' really. I think its Turkish, can't translate the blade inscription, wonder if (as many I've seen) the asymetric crossguard tine is deliberate or if one is routinely removed. Date guesses? Thanks for looking. Gene