Hello, everyone, help me with these?

Tim Simmons · 2nd May 2006, 09:28 PM

I have been looking in a 1962 publication of the Wallace collection and I think this is a Russian or other Eastern European country with a related script, 18- early 19 cent Pillow, Small or Day Sword. The segmented hilt and tang area, to take a shell or guard and knuckle bow. It would help if there was a sensible picture of the script along with the whole sword.

roanoa · 31st May 2006, 07:26 AM

I agree that at first glance it looks Ethiopian, BUT I do not believe it is. I think that it may actually be Armenian or Georgian. I remember going nuts over a similar inscription years ago which turned out not to be Ethiopian after all....

Mark · 31st May 2006, 03:19 PM

Not Ethiopian (Amharic/Ge'ez) letters, that much I know.

ariel · 31st May 2006, 05:15 PM

I guess we all agree that a better pic of the entire inscription (or segment-by-segment), in both directions (is it upside down, and that is why we can't make sense of the already bad pics???) is needed..Tough to believe that European/ Caucasian noble carried a very long spear in the 18-19th century and this is not a familiar style.
But all these speculations are just speculations: we need to decipher the inscription.

2nd May 2006, 09:28 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	I have been looking in a 1962 publication of the Wallace collection and I think this is a Russian or other Eastern European country with a related script, 18- early 19 cent Pillow, Small or Day Sword. The segmented hilt and tang area, to take a shell or guard and knuckle bow. It would help if there was a sensible picture of the script along with the whole sword.

31st May 2006, 07:26 AM	#2
roanoa Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 241	I agree that at first glance it looks Ethiopian, BUT I do not believe it is. I think that it may actually be Armenian or Georgian. I remember going nuts over a similar inscription years ago which turned out not to be Ethiopian after all....

31st May 2006, 03:19 PM	#3
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Not Ethiopian (Amharic/Ge'ez) letters, that much I know.

31st May 2006, 05:15 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I guess we all agree that a better pic of the entire inscription (or segment-by-segment), in both directions (is it upside down, and that is why we can't make sense of the already bad pics???) is needed..Tough to believe that European/ Caucasian noble carried a very long spear in the 18-19th century and this is not a familiar style. But all these speculations are just speculations: we need to decipher the inscription.