Gold inscription. Real or fake?

eftihis · 14th September 2018, 11:48 AM

An old man has this sword, supposely it was taken in battle from an ancestor of his. He asked a friend of mine about translation of the inscrptions. However, it feels to me that something is strange on these inscriptions... Could these be newly made fake inscriptions?

Ian · 14th September 2018, 12:27 PM

Eftihis, can you please post a picture of the entire sword.

Ian.

eftihis · 14th September 2018, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian

Eftihis, can you please post a picture of the entire sword.

Ian.

I cant because these ere the only photos i received. I will ask though..

Kubur · 14th September 2018, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by eftihis

An old man has this sword, supposely it was taken in battle from an ancestor of his. He asked a friend of mine about translation of the inscrptions. However, it feels to me that something is strange on these inscriptions... Could these be newly made fake inscriptions?

Hi my friend

I don't think so.
Surprisingly you can have some rusted swords with good goftgari inscriptions because gold cannot be corroded and silver just tarnish...
so for me it's all good, you can buy it!

AJ1356 · 16th September 2018, 02:59 PM

I don't think they are newly made fake inscriptions. However, I do think they are old fake inscriptions, or at least inscriptions made by someone who may not have known basic Arabic. So they might have had an original inscription they copied but failed miserably.

14th September 2018, 11:48 AM	#1
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 507	Gold inscription. Real or fake? An old man has this sword, supposely it was taken in battle from an ancestor of his. He asked a friend of mine about translation of the inscrptions. However, it feels to me that something is strange on these inscriptions... Could these be newly made fake inscriptions? Attached Images

14th September 2018, 12:27 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,195	Eftihis, can you please post a picture of the entire sword. Ian.

16th September 2018, 02:59 PM	#5
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 314	I don't think they are newly made fake inscriptions. However, I do think they are old fake inscriptions, or at least inscriptions made by someone who may not have known basic Arabic. So they might have had an original inscription they copied but failed miserably.