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Montino Bourbon
24th December 2007, 07:11 PM
Just got this on ebay. Haven't received it yet, and I'm puzzled by the script on the blade. Can anyone read it?
Lew
27th December 2007, 10:40 AM
Nice little jambiya and I think this one is Persian or Balkin?


Lew
TVV
27th December 2007, 05:07 PM
Nice little jambiya and I think this one is Persian or Balkin?


Lew

I would guess Syrian/Kurdish/Eastern Anatolian. The hilt and the koftgari on the scabbard point this way.
Montino Bourbon
31st December 2007, 03:26 AM
And I need some translation. My friend says that it's some kind of archaic Arabic script, what with the arrows and all.

The handle is almost as long as the blade, which has a VERY pronounced curve.

Also, is the decoration on the scabbard koftgari or niello?
sandeepsingh
31st December 2007, 04:09 AM
the decoration on scabbard and blade is koftgari