Kaskara from Darfur

[DaveS]

Dom: Again, thank you very much for your work in translating these inscrip-
tions. I wonder if there would be any information in any books on Islamic
arms regarding the two pieces of chain mail on the tassels. The man that
did the first translations had said that these represented to recent births
in the owners family. There's never been anything iv'e ever read that refers
to a practice like this. Has anyone ever heard of this..........Dave.

[RSWORD]

This is becoming a most interesting thread and thank you Dom for the translation assistance. I also appreciate the kind words from Jim and Gene. I was definitely surprised in my other thread when you guys didn't jump in! Hey, better late than never.

Dom, here are some pictures that are much clearer that I am hoping you can translate in full detail and I have also included an inscription from the handle that I hope you can make out.

It would be great to add these two swords to the reference material as possible swords of Sultan Ali Dinar.

[Dom]

Originally Posted by RSWORD

Dom, here are some pictures that are much clearer that I am hoping you can translate in full detail

Yeessss
and will be a good (a very good) news
just time to translate the Quran verses, and you will get it

Originally Posted by RSWORD

and I have also included an inscription from the handle that I hope you can make out.

might you clarify a point, pls
- which handle ?? spear ? sword ?
because we reach a translation,
but not sure that it's matching with the concerned item,
specially, if we don't have idea about it

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Dom

[RSWORD]

Originally Posted by Dom

Yeessss
and will be a good (a very good) news
just time to translate the Quran verses, and you will get it
might you clarify a point, pls
- which handle ?? spear ? sword ?
because we reach a translation,
but not sure that it's matching with the concerned item,
specially, if we don't have idea about it

à +

Dom

Hi Dom,

Thank you for the translation assistance. All the pictures I provided in this thread are of the sword that was discussed in this thread

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12979

The last picture I show is of the leather portion of the handle of this sword.

Thank you.

[Dom]

Originally Posted by RSWORD

Hi Dom,

Thank you for the translation assistance. All the pictures I provided in this thread are of the sword that was discussed in this thread

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12979

The last picture I show is of the leather portion of the handle of this sword.

Thank you.

sorry, I zap completely your first request
and I'm discovering some very interesting posts, in fact I just completed what has been told, or wrote
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here good news (but in fact you know it already, our Koweity friend translated correctly)
the unknown word for me, is in fact
MALK either in English OWNER or OWNED BY
in the very likely case that the mention is original, your sword is clearly identified "mabrouk" as we said in Arabic
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concerning the mentions religious, here the transcription
NASR ALLAH MIN WA FATH QARIB either BY THE GRACE OF GOD, VICTORY IS NEAR

WA BACHIR AL MOUMININE YA MOHAMED BELGANA either (God requested to) MOHAMED (to annonce) THE BELIEVERS BE GLADDEN, THEY WILL GO TO PARADISE
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now, what is a question mark for us ... the mention on the handle leather
ROMH either JAVELIN
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end of the exercise

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Dom