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13th February 2012, 08:44 PM
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Mahdist daggers
   
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13th February 2012, 09:03 PM
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Nice!
Was there a question or observation? What do you know about provenance, the style of hilt etc. Do you collect in this field? |
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13th February 2012, 09:50 PM
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I would translate it.
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13th February 2012, 09:51 PM
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I would translate it. inside the square is the year??
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13th February 2012, 10:40 PM
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Nice, here's mine!
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14th February 2012, 12:48 AM
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Translation for the date
1123 Hegira either ±1711 Gregorian à + Dom |
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14th February 2012, 07:11 AM
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they also come in straight.
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14th February 2012, 11:19 AM
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I find it hard to believe that these daggers are 300 yrs old based on the inscribing. If these are indeed Mahdist period dagger they can't be older than 1885? Lew |
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