AssadUllah Cartouche/Stamp

ariel · 31st December 2007, 01:35 AM

The wootz looks Shams-y to me, ie the lowest denomonation. Fiegel excluded Assadullah's authorship in cases of Kirk Narduban merely "lacking complexity". This one does not look like a work of "the best master ". Also, the markings are somewhat crude. Good blade, no doubt, and I would love to have it, but not to the highest standard.
There are hundreds of blades signed with Assadullah's and Kalbali's names: they commanded higher prices. I think this is one of them.
Again, no insult meant.

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31st December 2007, 01:35 AM	#8
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The wootz looks Shams-y to me, ie the lowest denomonation. Fiegel excluded Assadullah's authorship in cases of Kirk Narduban merely "lacking complexity". This one does not look like a work of "the best master ". Also, the markings are somewhat crude. Good blade, no doubt, and I would love to have it, but not to the highest standard. There are hundreds of blades signed with Assadullah's and Kalbali's names: they commanded higher prices. I think this is one of them. Again, no insult meant.