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27th June 2024, 12:20 AM | #1 |
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Hagard,
Dang! I never saw that. I don’t know for sure which way is up so I have provided two close-ups. Bob A, The world is getting smaller and smaller and savvy retailers in every corner of the globe are using market specific hooks to enhance sales so I would not discount Central Asians using an internationally recognized abbreviation to sell their items. I would be disquieted by the large brass COO on a purportedly old item but this piece looks to be very recently made so I don’t find the designation (in English no less) to be out of place. My images are light. The actual color of the hilt scales is exactly that of butterscotch amber. As I said in my original post, the item is well wrought and every bit as lethal as a 19th century version. The maker deserves an A+ for his work and a gold star for carrying on the tradition. Sincerely, RobT |
27th June 2024, 10:17 AM | #2 |
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Hi RobT,
I'll send the link to our kind member Turkoman Khan. I hope he will be able to read and transcribe it. Regards. |
28th June 2024, 04:51 PM | #3 |
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It sounds like: "inshallah" It can be translated as: “everything is the will of God” |
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1st July 2024, 09:23 PM | #6 |
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Turkoman.khan,
Thanks for trying to translate the writing. I hadn't even noticed it was there so the possible translation you offer is way more than I had before. Sincerely, RobT |
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