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Old 16th May 2015, 10:47 PM   #1
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Default help with Shibriya inscription

Picked this up today at a very reasonable price.
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Old 17th May 2015, 03:23 PM   #2
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Default colleague suggests:

It says:
God is the greatest
The name of the owner ( which i cannot recognize)
Made in 1961 (not 71)
Place Oman
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Old 17th May 2015, 06:09 PM   #3
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Hi
It's a shibriya from Jordan or Palestine.
You will find a lot of posts about this Arab dagger.
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Old 17th May 2015, 07:21 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Marcus
It says:
God is the greatest
The name of the owner ( which i cannot recognize)
Made in 1961 (not 71)
Place Oman
Salaams Marcus...Probably Amman ..

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Old 18th May 2015, 04:57 PM   #5
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Hello,
Allah is Great
Made by Alaa Mohaisen
and his Sons
Amman.
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Old 18th May 2015, 06:53 PM   #6
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Is it spurious?
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Old 18th May 2015, 11:58 PM   #7
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No... It is what it says... An early 1960 Amman made Shibrya..
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