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Old 4th January 2005, 01:21 PM   #18
M.carter
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Actually, of those nine swords, I have these beliefs,

The alleged "thulfiqar' is a fake. The 'Al-Battar' belongs to King David, not Mohammed. The 'Al-Ma'Thur' I believe is the real one that Mohammed used. The 'Al-Rasub' belongs to King David. The 'Al-Mukhatham' is clearly a fake, exactly identical to the style of swords produced in 14th Damascus. The 'Hatf' sword belongs to King David. I believe the 'Qali'i' sword is original, I mean it was used by Muhammad. The 'Al-Qadheeb' is a mystery. The 'Al-Adhb' is original.

Remember, all these swords were re-hilted during the 16th century, thats why the hilts look wrong on those straight blades. Nechesh, even the gold encrusted one was re-hilted so we must presume that the hilts were very different before.

The swords which I believe were actually the property of Muhammad are the 'Al-Ma'thur' , 'Qal'i' , and 'Al-Adhb'.
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