View Single Post
Old 1st February 2005, 05:38 PM   #15
Kamil
Member
 
Kamil's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Poland, Warsaw
Posts: 33
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rather
LOUIBLADES, difficult to read the text (the pictures are upside down), but the year on the dagger is 1318 A.H., which is the year 1900/1901 according to the Christian calendar.
LOUIBLADES,
Rarher's deciphering is OK. the whole inscription reads "Omdurman - year 1318".
BTW does anyone know how these knives are/were worn? I have heard and read that on the left arm, but where and how exactly? Maybe there exist a picture showing such knife "in use"...?
Kamil is offline   Reply With Quote