A strange choora......

[knife7knut]

Picked this up today after thinking on it for a few weeks.At first I thought it was just a great old knife that some one had thoughtlessly re-handled but now I'm not so sure.

The blue material around the sheath I initially thought had been a recent addition looks to have been attached when the sheath was first made. Likewise the scales which are made of clear plastic(plexiglass maybe)actually consist of eight separate pieces very carefully fitted to the knife.The rivets appear to be pretty old as well.Under the scales are pieces of paper(some foil like)likely cut from an advertisement.

What I also noticed is what appears to be a signature of some sort running along the spine above the scales.I have included a picture in the hope someone might be able to translate it.The beginning(or end;I'm not sure which)appears to be a date(1990).The picture might be upside down as I am not familiar with Arabic cyphers.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.By the way the investment was only $10 US so I'm not overly concerned with whether or not I made a good deal.