Bayonet from mazar-i-sharif. Translation help needed.

spiral · 19th July 2006, 09:51 PM

Thanks S.Al-Anizi, What letters are they?

Spiral

S.Al-Anizi · 19th July 2006, 10:36 PM

Im not really sure. I think I can make out two k's, with a glottal stop on top of the first one, which is usual, why the second one has no glottal stop I dont know. The k's are also written awkwardly. Im not 100% positive though.

drdavid · 19th July 2006, 10:40 PM

Hi Spiral
very interesting indeed. The Lee-Metford came in 3 (some might say 4) standard issue forms and was also made for a lot of colonial and 'irregular' forces around the British empire in a variety of places. Many of these knock offs were not particularly well made, with the central spine being thinner and less pronounced. This Afghan one however looks very nice. If you look at other side of the hilt the position of the oil hole will tell you which of the British models they copied for this design.
cheers
DrD

19th July 2006, 09:51 PM	#1
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Thanks S.Al-Anizi, What letters are they? Spiral

19th July 2006, 10:36 PM	#2
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	Im not really sure. I think I can make out two k's, with a glottal stop on top of the first one, which is usual, why the second one has no glottal stop I dont know. The k's are also written awkwardly. Im not 100% positive though.

19th July 2006, 10:40 PM	#3
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 372	Hi Spiral very interesting indeed. The Lee-Metford came in 3 (some might say 4) standard issue forms and was also made for a lot of colonial and 'irregular' forces around the British empire in a variety of places. Many of these knock offs were not particularly well made, with the central spine being thinner and less pronounced. This Afghan one however looks very nice. If you look at other side of the hilt the position of the oil hole will tell you which of the British models they copied for this design. cheers DrD