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Drabant1701 · 13th December 2020, 06:13 PM

Many thanks for your comments. It would be nice if the sword is actually older than I thought, often it is the other way around.
Anyways, I have new theory what the mark is. Ariel mentioned Rajput Arms and Armor by Elgood, and the chapter about umbrella marks. I have the book (very heavy, good read) so I read that part again. Elgood writes:

"In India the state umbrella was believed to be the abode of the goddess Lakshmi"

So I googled Lakshmi, she sits on a bed of lotus petals. Some times with an umbrella or/and a pointy hat.

I think the anchor shaped part of the sword mark is representing the bed of lotus. The rings with dots could represent lotus flowers. I added some pictures of paintings of the goddess I tried to find old examples. What do you think?

13th December 2020, 06:13 PM	#10
Drabant1701 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 181	Many thanks for your comments. It would be nice if the sword is actually older than I thought, often it is the other way around. Anyways, I have new theory what the mark is. Ariel mentioned Rajput Arms and Armor by Elgood, and the chapter about umbrella marks. I have the book (very heavy, good read) so I read that part again. Elgood writes: "In India the state umbrella was believed to be the abode of the goddess Lakshmi" So I googled Lakshmi, she sits on a bed of lotus petals. Some times with an umbrella or/and a pointy hat. I think the anchor shaped part of the sword mark is representing the bed of lotus. The rings with dots could represent lotus flowers. I added some pictures of paintings of the goddess I tried to find old examples. What do you think? Attached Images Last edited by Drabant1701; 13th December 2020 at 06:29 PM.