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4th September 2016, 06:37 AM
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See the tughra below note the 3 parallel lines .
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12th July 2018, 11:11 PM
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I must have missed this thread. Anyway, here is another sword with the fabled "enigmatic" mark. Its hard to see in the photo taken in 1984 but is just under the langet. Trust me.
The sword is undated, but gifted to Judge al Shengeti c.1956 at Sudan's independence and in his collection Collection in the Univ. of Khartoum. Best, Ed |
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12th July 2018, 11:27 PM
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Ed,
Thanks for bringing this thread up again. I think it is one of the better examples on this Forum of how broad our members' collective knowledge of ethnographic arms can be. Wonderful information from Jim, Iain, and Ibrahiim. A mini-classic! Ian. |
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14th July 2018, 04:34 PM
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Oh I'm impressed!
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8th March 2019, 02:44 PM
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The three lines stand for the three horse tail standard used by the early Turkish chieftains. The movement of the wavy lines from East to West, symbolises the Turkish people's migration westwards. The small and large circular shapes symbolise the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, with the sword of Islam overlaid on top of both symbolising the Sultans domination of these seas. |
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