Shamshir, (number 2) translation and comments please

[ALEX]

Originally Posted by katana

Hi Tom,
the slabs are higher than the langets.....the langets are very 'low' in comparision to the other shamshirs....will try and confirm /disprove the possibillity of the slabs being rhino.

Kind Regards David

Agree with Tom. The grips are later replacements. they're made of horn, not rhino.

[A.alnakkas]

I seen such rehilting before. One on a persian shamshir and 2 on european solingen blades but all were wood except for the persian, it was some time of horn.

[katana]

Originally Posted by ALEX

Agree with Tom. The grips are later replacements. they're made of horn, not rhino.

Hi Tom and Alex,
you are correct....originally I thought I saw some translucence 'peering' through the grime on the slabs....indicating the 'possibility' of Rhino. I have cleaned them up ....definately horn....water buffalo a strong possibility.

Regards David

[AJ1356]

I can not make the inscription closest to the hilt but the one farthest from the hilt reads عمل میرزا محمد یوسف meaning work of Mirza Mohammad Yosouf. I believe the Shamshir to be of persian (iranian/afghan) origin. Maybe a better picture of the other incription would help.