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Originally Posted by Oliver Pinchot
The numerals on the scabbard are a dating peculiar to Morocco.
They reflect a hijri date, but expressed in European digits:
133[0] 1330 = 1911/12
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Hi Oliver
i looked into the numerals and actually the "European numerals" are actually arabic numerals and originate from the maghrib region, see link below very interesting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals