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					Originally Posted by Norman McCormick
					
				 
				Hi Charles, 
              Not Farsi I'm afraid, one of my my son's friends is a native Farsi speaker so from the horse's mouth so to speak. She identified it as Arabic but the top cartouche did not make any sense. Sorry I couldn't help any further. 
My Regards, 
Norman. 
			
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 Looking more and more like an added cartouche. Disappointing, but I still really like the sword.