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Old 18th May 2009, 03:09 AM   #6
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you have to take in consideration, the mention in Arabic: "sana Hegeri" (Hegeri year)
that mention cancel all doubt of confusion
and the writting, it's clear

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I know, I know...
I was just desperately trying to reconcile the nonreconcilable...:-(
I also doubt that the blade is old mameluke. Would be nice, of course, but I have read too many descriptions of swordmakers putting earlier dates on their blades to increase their value. Mind you, I do not think for a moment it is a modern fake, but a possibility of a 19th cen blade being presented as the 15th one needs to be considered.
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