Seeking translation assistance on African Kaskara blade

[kwiatek]

Thanks for extra photos. The name is “Malik Ahmad Ibrahim”. The first 2 in the date 1202 is a bit oddly written, it has a strange “tail” underneath, so I’m not completely confident of the reading

[RSWORD]

Originally Posted by kwiatek

Thanks for extra photos. The name is “Malik Ahmad Ibrahim”. The first 2 in the date 1202 is a bit oddly written, it has a strange “tail” underneath, so I’m not completely confident of the reading

Thank you Kwiatek for the additional information about the name. The translations you provide are super helpful and much appreciated!

[kwiatek]

Pleasure! Thanks for sharing images of your sword, very interesting piece

[Pieje]

Nice sword!
I agree it's probably a commemorative date.

I have a similar one, dated 1810, with reference to sultan Muhammad al-Fadl, who indeed reigned between ca. 1801 and 1838.