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Originally Posted by Battara
I love seeing the Arabic script on "European" looking cannons.
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just for fun, here below the translation of Arabic script read on two canons
first, the pic of vertical canon
second, the horizontal pic
1- who gave order to manufacture Ibn El Walid Amir al-Mu'minin (أمير المؤمنينCommander of the Faithful or Leader of the Believers) ???? Amir al-Mu'minin
then a sign illegible 
the Commander of the Faithful Hassan God helping him to be the conquerant
year 1042 (Gregorian 1633)
2- God is The Most Great (Allahu Akbar)
who gave order to manufacture Abdallah El Walid Amir al-Mu'minin (أمير المؤمنين Commander of the Faithful or Leader of the Believers) Ibn Zeid Amir al-Mu'minin
then a sign illegible
the Commander of the Faithful Hassan God helping him to be the conquerant
year 1044 (Gregorian 1635)
à +
Dom