Persian jambiya or khanjar - wootz

erlikhan · 25th May 2009, 11:43 AM

i vote for 1250. Circle means a "5". A dot means "zero". The 3rd symbol looks more like a circle to me. In Arabic words are written from right to left, but numbers are from written left to right. As far as I know if the last digit is " zero", it can be ignored and often not written sometimes. (At least on some antique items. I have no information about contemporary grammer rules of Arabic)

Jens Nordlunde · 25th May 2009, 04:14 PM

Alex and Erlikhan,
Thank you very much for your explanations. I find it very interesting to see how the dates are read and understood on weapons from different areas.
Jens

ALEX · 25th May 2009, 06:17 PM

Jens, you're most welcome. We all should learn from one another...
speaking of which: I still think the date is 1120. Let's see what others think...

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25th May 2009, 11:43 AM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	i vote for 1250. Circle means a "5". A dot means "zero". The 3rd symbol looks more like a circle to me. In Arabic words are written from right to left, but numbers are from written left to right. As far as I know if the last digit is " zero", it can be ignored and often not written sometimes. (At least on some antique items. I have no information about contemporary grammer rules of Arabic)

25th May 2009, 04:14 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Alex and Erlikhan, Thank you very much for your explanations. I find it very interesting to see how the dates are read and understood on weapons from different areas. Jens

25th May 2009, 06:17 PM	#3
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Jens, you're most welcome. We all should learn from one another... speaking of which: I still think the date is 1120. Let's see what others think...