European Maker's Marks on an Indian Firanghi

Philip · 31st October 2019, 05:00 AM

Fernando, did you notice that letters like the C and the L are formed with serifs at the ends of the strokes (the E has dots terminating them), where as those V marks lack them and for this reason plus the slight concavity of the sides, really suggest the Arabic 7 or 8 numerals, especially as they would be written by a scribe with a qalam or reed pen?

What a cryptic mixture! Very interesting, and on a magnificently-mounted sword!

fernando · 31st October 2019, 02:27 PM

Pretty well put, Filipe ... and recomforting too.
... meannig i am not all that senseless.

31st October 2019, 02:27 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Lovely sword Pretty well put, Filipe ... and recomforting too. ... meannig i am not all that senseless.

31st October 2019, 05:00 AM	#1
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	Fernando, did you notice that letters like the C and the L are formed with serifs at the ends of the strokes (the E has dots terminating them), where as those V marks lack them and for this reason plus the slight concavity of the sides, really suggest the Arabic 7 or 8 numerals, especially as they would be written by a scribe with a qalam or reed pen? What a cryptic mixture! Very interesting, and on a magnificently-mounted sword!