The 'fly' markings

Jim McDougall · 4th July 2010, 07:10 PM

Thank you for posting this Gav!
The marking shown here was also regarded by Sir James Mann as the 'twig' marking, and known to occur in various configurations and numbers on European blades. Its appearance bracketed within the 'eyelash' marks suggests that the blade is indeed European ('firangi). Native applied copies of the markings seldom included these kinds of marks between them as far as I know. Naturally I'd like to hear of exceptions, if readers might respond.

All the best,
Jim

4th July 2010, 07:10 PM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	Thank you for posting this Gav! The marking shown here was also regarded by Sir James Mann as the 'twig' marking, and known to occur in various configurations and numbers on European blades. Its appearance bracketed within the 'eyelash' marks suggests that the blade is indeed European ('firangi). Native applied copies of the markings seldom included these kinds of marks between them as far as I know. Naturally I'd like to hear of exceptions, if readers might respond. All the best, Jim