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Old 22nd February 2013, 05:38 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by David
Forgive me Dom, but you seem to be basing you assumption of origin solely on the Arabic inscription (which makes no case for origin
by the way ...
while my translator provides translations for all requests
the ricassos of my two "magdalis" although written in Arabic alphabet
are still not translated
because it is not Arabic language, dialect used must be "Druze"
but in the specific case of this dagger who important to us
this is "an extract from Holy Koran, it is (MUST) in Arabic

actually, I share your point of view;
- the written language is not always a proof of origin, just an index

therefore, it is not the language that influenced me

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