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Old 14th July 2011, 02:12 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by AJ1356
Beautiful Shamshir, It is Safavid ofcourse, the inscription on the balde reads ولایت سلطان شاه عباس welaayat e Sultan Shah 'Abaas - the maker has made the outline out of the word Sultan. the inscription on the sheet is part of a what usually would say نصر منا الله و فتح القریب it is something that one would find on many islamic weapons, which means victory comes from Allah and conquering (loose meaning) is close.
Thank you very much AJ1356 for your help, appreciated . I am very pleased with the Shamshir.

Kind Regards David
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