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Kubur · 16th July 2015, 01:40 PM

I fully agree with both for two reasons:
First, they probably hated the Ottomans and Muslims.
Second, because the sword-maker had probably no clue about Arabic writing.
BUT, they did these pseudo-writings and decorations on the blades to imitate the Ottoman blades. It means that they liked the design and the decorations. The Greeks did almost the same.

Kubur

16th July 2015, 01:40 PM	#51
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	I fully agree with both for two reasons: First, they probably hated the Ottomans and Muslims. Second, because the sword-maker had probably no clue about Arabic writing. BUT, they did these pseudo-writings and decorations on the blades to imitate the Ottoman blades. It means that they liked the design and the decorations. The Greeks did almost the same. Kubur Last edited by fernando; 17th July 2015 at 05:19 PM. Reason: Dispensable paragraph