Very confusing persian kard

mariusgmioc · 14th April 2020, 11:10 AM

Hello Kubur,

It might have been the case the blade was badly rusted and the original koftgari was damaged/removed during the cleaning process, then the old cartouche was repaired, or alternately, a new cartouche was added.

Anyhow, this type of cartouche is not very common on Persian blades but on Turkish blades (Persian blades commonly had different type of decoration- see photos)

The blade can be also Turkish or North Indian. Unless we see more of the type of wootz, it would be hard to tell the difference.

PS: Ariel, I believe there can be discerned at least two sets of criss-cross hatchings that would point towards a secondary repaired/replaced cartouche.

14th April 2020, 11:10 AM	#3
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,911	Hello Kubur, It might have been the case the blade was badly rusted and the original koftgari was damaged/removed during the cleaning process, then the old cartouche was repaired, or alternately, a new cartouche was added. Anyhow, this type of cartouche is not very common on Persian blades but on Turkish blades (Persian blades commonly had different type of decoration- see photos) The blade can be also Turkish or North Indian. Unless we see more of the type of wootz, it would be hard to tell the difference. PS: Ariel, I believe there can be discerned at least two sets of criss-cross hatchings that would point towards a secondary repaired/replaced cartouche. Attached Images Last edited by mariusgmioc; 14th April 2020 at 11:30 AM.