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ksbhati

2nd November 2009 05:53 PM

Shamshir Cartouche Translation Help

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Hi !

I was wondering if anyone could help in translation of this Shamshir Cartouche. There is some loss in the gold inlay but it seems readable.

Thanks in advance.

ALEX	13th December 2009 06:24 PM

Namaste, Ksbhati
This is a very fine wootz blade... fantastic!!!!
The cartouche reads: "Walaed Shah Abbas", meaning "Reign of Shah Abbas. It most likely refers to the Safavid king Abbas (1587-1629), but the blade is probably 18th Century Safavid, but hard to say without seeing it complete.

ksbhati

15th December 2009 04:07 PM

Thank you alex. The blade is very high quality and probably early 17th century in my estimate. It has bold and wavy johar.

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