A very Strange Persian knife

Richard Furrer · 12th November 2013, 06:30 PM

I do not believe that the "lion of god" was a person, but more of a title. I have a lion of god shamshir and the others I have seen are of different age of manufacture than the one I have.
As to the alloy elements in the blade...hard to say without a chem analysis, but most all coppers have trace amounts of other elements so unless they are of a certain level percent one could say it was just dirty/contaminated ore bodies.

Assadulla is an often coped inlay/overlay/engraving applied to raise the price of the item....this is an old cheat recorded in works written in the 1800's and is true today as well.

Ric

12th November 2013, 06:30 PM	#2
Richard Furrer Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 163	I do not believe that the "lion of god" was a person, but more of a title. I have a lion of god shamshir and the others I have seen are of different age of manufacture than the one I have. As to the alloy elements in the blade...hard to say without a chem analysis, but most all coppers have trace amounts of other elements so unless they are of a certain level percent one could say it was just dirty/contaminated ore bodies. Assadulla is an often coped inlay/overlay/engraving applied to raise the price of the item....this is an old cheat recorded in works written in the 1800's and is true today as well. Ric