Rand,
How did you establish this?
Muhammad was the one who started the use of text to decorate weapons and armor for talismanic purposes in the Islamic empire.
Further:
One thing to take note of is the 16th century swords above have animal skin wrapped over the handle.
This is not invariable. The sword you pictured above with the grip covered in green rayskin, for example, is a late replacement.
Ham
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