Caveat emptor!!!

B.I · 23rd May 2006, 11:46 AM

surely a blade is judged in value according to other factors.
a signature must be taken as right, unless other factors tell you its wrong (otherwise you are entering a never ending debate). blades with assad allah inscriptions are as common as andrea ferraras, so there is no way of telling whether all are accurate. all you can do is judge the age and the quality.
i have a fantastic sword which is 17th and made by master craftsman. it has the assad signature inlaid by a very good hand. whether its is 'real' or not is meaningless. his signature, and that of his son were copied even in the 17thC.
so, my sword is a 'good 17thC shamshir blade with an inlaid assad allah signature', and not a 'good 17thC shamshir blade made by assad allah'.
its value is comparative to a 'genuine' assad allah, as no one can prove either mine is right or the one called genuine is right. we can speculate they are of the right date and made by a master crafstman of the time.
to me that is plenty.
btw, the sword on ebay isnt 17thC and the signature is crude anyway.
as for value of either and all, that is down to the buyer. the internet and ebay has no way of judging value, as two collectors that desperately want the same piece will pay whatever to get it. 18k and much more has been paid for good blades, and i've seen the same paid for utter rubbish.
unfortunately money cant buy taste.

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23rd May 2006, 11:46 AM	#13
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	surely a blade is judged in value according to other factors. a signature must be taken as right, unless other factors tell you its wrong (otherwise you are entering a never ending debate). blades with assad allah inscriptions are as common as andrea ferraras, so there is no way of telling whether all are accurate. all you can do is judge the age and the quality. i have a fantastic sword which is 17th and made by master craftsman. it has the assad signature inlaid by a very good hand. whether its is 'real' or not is meaningless. his signature, and that of his son were copied even in the 17thC. so, my sword is a 'good 17thC shamshir blade with an inlaid assad allah signature', and not a 'good 17thC shamshir blade made by assad allah'. its value is comparative to a 'genuine' assad allah, as no one can prove either mine is right or the one called genuine is right. we can speculate they are of the right date and made by a master crafstman of the time. to me that is plenty. btw, the sword on ebay isnt 17thC and the signature is crude anyway. as for value of either and all, that is down to the buyer. the internet and ebay has no way of judging value, as two collectors that desperately want the same piece will pay whatever to get it. 18k and much more has been paid for good blades, and i've seen the same paid for utter rubbish. unfortunately money cant buy taste.