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Old 26th October 2013, 08:47 PM   #1
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Jimmy, This makers mark appears on a koummiya They appear to be just initials with a period after each letter. The blade has remnants of silver plating. It's mounted in silver. I tried but, no luck as I recall finding out about the maker. Iains, suggestion may be correct. Regards, Steve

Oh, the sheath on this one has a Roman date 911 for 1911 made up of segments of coins, if I understand their system correctly. the second date looks to be 900 on another Koummiya. Please advise if I'm wrong and this this actually Arabic writing. Thanks, Steve
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Old 27th October 2013, 02:09 PM   #2
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Great corroborating example Steve! I was more less taking a guess on Spitzer part, but seeing that your blade as the G.S. initials it becomes much clearer.

This would place it as a Solingen trade blade, which is about what you'd expect given the mounts and circumstances.

I've often wondered if some of these later Solingen blades started out as military pattern imports to equip local colonial forces?
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What about the Unicorn Mark................jimmy
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Old 29th October 2013, 07:16 PM   #4
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What about the Unicorn Mark................jimmy
Salaams manteris.. I didn't see the unicorn though I studied it for ages from different angles thinking it was some strange alphabet... soon as you said Unicorn my brain must have triggered (left brain right brain) and now it's clear. Thank you. Was the Unicorn the mark of GS swords?
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Salaams manteris.. I didn't see the unicorn though I studied it for ages from different angles thinking it was some strange alphabet... soon as you said Unicorn my brain must have triggered (left brain right brain) and now it's clear. Thank you. Was the Unicorn the mark of GS swords?
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Yes... The examples shown in this thread are unicorn marks... I would have noted this but I thought it was clear. It's a variation on an older mark with the full bodied animal.
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Old 30th October 2013, 09:30 AM   #6
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G.S. written in this style is also the mark of British bayonet maker George Salter & Co . They were based in Birmingham.
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