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Originally Posted by Kubur
Ibrahim, thank you very much.
The inscription makes sens to me:
Bizerte or Banzart (بنزرت) is a town on Tunisian North coast.
Famous for his pirates after 1574, also famous for his red coral.
By the way, the stones on the hilt are red coral (common with these Tunisian daggers).
Best,
Kubur
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Hi Kubur
I have followed this thread with bated breath it was like a detective novel, absolutely brilliant how the pieces of information from the others came together just proves how useful this forum is.
Well done everyone
Miguel