A nice kaskara

Oliver Pinchot · 8th September 2017, 04:33 PM

Are there any inscriptions on the reverse?
What is shown in the photo is inscribed as Iain noted above:

Nasr min Allah! (Victory from God.) This appears twice, however the remainder of the phrase,
wu fath qarib! (and conquest nigh) is lacking.

The large central cartouche is more interesting.
It reads at the top: Mash'Allah! (God's blessing)
And at the bottom: La ullah (No god-- the beginning of the Muslim profession of faith, There is no god but Allah, no prophet but Muhammad)
Finally, there are three digits, 121 or 131 which convey the date 1210 (1795/96) or 1310 (1892/93.) Given the competent but clumsy character of the calligraphy and inlay work, I suspect the latter is correct.

CNK1 · 8th September 2017, 05:12 PM

Thank's to everyone for your help, I gratefully appreciate the time you take to search, share your knowledge

So to my personal culture, this sword date from the end of 1800's and was "manufactured" for a high ranking person (tribal chief ).

I'm really happy to see that so many people are interested by this sword

Thank's,
Clement

8th September 2017, 04:33 PM	#1
Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 461	Are there any inscriptions on the reverse? What is shown in the photo is inscribed as Iain noted above: Nasr min Allah! (Victory from God.) This appears twice, however the remainder of the phrase, wu fath qarib! (and conquest nigh) is lacking. The large central cartouche is more interesting. It reads at the top: Mash'Allah! (God's blessing) And at the bottom: La ullah (No god-- the beginning of the Muslim profession of faith, There is no god but Allah, no prophet but Muhammad) Finally, there are three digits, 121 or 131 which convey the date 1210 (1795/96) or 1310 (1892/93.) Given the competent but clumsy character of the calligraphy and inlay work, I suspect the latter is correct. Last edited by Oliver Pinchot; 8th September 2017 at 07:11 PM.

8th September 2017, 05:12 PM	#2
CNK1 Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: France Posts: 43	Thank's to everyone for your help, I gratefully appreciate the time you take to search, share your knowledge So to my personal culture, this sword date from the end of 1800's and was "manufactured" for a high ranking person (tribal chief ). I'm really happy to see that so many people are interested by this sword Thank's, Clement