Wootz Shamshir for translation and comment please

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Wootz Shamshir for translation and comment please

1st July 2011, 12:26 PM	#3
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Congratulations on a first wootz shamshir! The cartouche reads: "Walaed Shah Abbas", meaning "Reign of Shah Abbas" as a reference to the Safavid king Abbas (1587-1629). The blade is 18th/19th Century. Nice find.

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