European Maker's Marks on an Indian Firanghi

Philip · 31st October 2019, 05:00 AM

Fernando, did you notice that letters like the C and the L are formed with serifs at the ends of the strokes (the E has dots terminating them), where as those V marks lack them and for this reason plus the slight concavity of the sides, really suggest the Arabic 7 or 8 numerals, especially as they would be written by a scribe with a qalam or reed pen?

What a cryptic mixture! Very interesting, and on a magnificently-mounted sword!

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31st October 2019, 05:00 AM	#12
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	Fernando, did you notice that letters like the C and the L are formed with serifs at the ends of the strokes (the E has dots terminating them), where as those V marks lack them and for this reason plus the slight concavity of the sides, really suggest the Arabic 7 or 8 numerals, especially as they would be written by a scribe with a qalam or reed pen? What a cryptic mixture! Very interesting, and on a magnificently-mounted sword!