Wootz Marsh Arab dagger translation help?

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Thanks Alex, yes the silver as scrap isorth more than I paid alone I must admit.

I agree the quality of inscription & lion is much lower than the floral engraving, so I agree is most likley later, thanks for confirming my thoughts.

Id still like to know what it says though.

The gold is just specks but stands above the blade so assume it had a reason to be so. the whole area clearly shows reforging though. Even I can see that.

Interesting you see it as sham wootz? most sham Ive had is more simple & linear in style? Artzi web site shows few clearly sham examples I think?

Fascinated that you think a swordsmith cant reforge this blade out of another broken larger blade, I dont realy comprhend that as to my mind if a sword smith can forge a blade out of wootz {or any other steel.} why can they not reforge a blade from one type or size to another?

Thanks for your thoughts though Alex, was that your rhino horn gurade on ebay recently, as the buy it know price dropedf I nearly bought it, but then it was gone..

Such is ebay though..

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