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Old 10th December 2013, 03:24 PM   #4
Ibrahiim al Balooshi
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Originally Posted by BerberDagger
Salaams Ibrahiim al Balooshi ,

I dont think it is chinese ... I think european " in style " but is not arab characters in the centre of pommel ?

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BerberDagger

Salaams BerberDagger I dont think so... they also look mildly Chinese ..cloud patterns. It is not impossible to have Arabic on a Chinese item ... The Islamic frontiers of China are vast... but in this case I think you have a Chinese sword according to the pommel style (the crossguard baffles me). However, I am no specialist of Chinese weapons nor of the huge complexities in Arabic or Chinese calligraphy so perhaps we can pull someone in who is?
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Ibrahiim al Balooshi.
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