Decipher of blade mark

Dom · 28th September 2009, 06:05 PM

Indian job,
and may be the blade too

old or junk for tourists ??

you show just a minor part of your sword, (like eyes for a veiled girl

)
no view on the tip of the blade, of his heel, quillon, handle
all of its essential element for an assessment

à +

Dom

Jim McDougall · 29th September 2009, 01:48 AM

Dom, thank you for coming in on this with the translation.
Bally, I agree, assessments on swords are comprehensive and it is important to have the full context. The Indian suggestion by Dom is to me well placed, and these allegorical panels with animals etc. are not unusual on 'shikargar' blades which were basically seen on hunting weapons.
It seems to me the Islamic cartouche is not usually found on blades with these kinds of panels, but that is simply with my own limited observation.

Best regards,
Jim

28th September 2009, 06:05 PM	#1
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	Indian job, and may be the blade too old or junk for tourists ?? you show just a minor part of your sword, (like eyes for a veiled girl ) no view on the tip of the blade, of his heel, quillon, handle all of its essential element for an assessment à + Dom

29th September 2009, 01:48 AM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,292	Dom, thank you for coming in on this with the translation. Bally, I agree, assessments on swords are comprehensive and it is important to have the full context. The Indian suggestion by Dom is to me well placed, and these allegorical panels with animals etc. are not unusual on 'shikargar' blades which were basically seen on hunting weapons. It seems to me the Islamic cartouche is not usually found on blades with these kinds of panels, but that is simply with my own limited observation. Best regards, Jim