Need translation.

DaveS · 9th January 2011, 04:54 AM

Hope some can translate Arabic script on this silver hilted kaskara. An
Arab historian was able to translate one side of blade, but was unable to
read the other side. He also pointed out two small pieces of chain mail on
the sword knot. He said that this represented two recent births in the
owners family. I have no way of knowing weather this is fact or not. Has
anyone ever heard of this practice before? The blade is european, one
single wide fuller running full length of the blade, and the blade is 35 inches
long. This translation was done over 20 years ago and i need a memory
refresher. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.........Dave

DaveS · 9th January 2011, 04:59 AM

Well, for the second time these pictures didn't go through. My computer
is so old and slow that half the time it takes forever to do anything. I guess
it's time to buy a new one.........Dave.

Robert · 9th January 2011, 05:03 AM

Hello Dave, If you would like to e-mail the pictures to me I will post them for you. coleman5@copper.net

Robert

DaveS · 10th January 2011, 03:32 AM

Thanks Robert, but Albert (Kino) said he would help send the pictures
on to you guys. I don't have any trouble sending pictures through e-mail,
but i have all kinds of trouble sending anything to the forum. I have an
interesting mandau, and a small twist-core campilon which i believe to be
Tiboli that appears to be made by a moro but with a completly different
handle style. Hope some of you might have some idea as to the origin of the
piece. Eventually i'll figure out how to send these pictures through. Thanks
again for offering to help...........Dave.

9th January 2011, 04:54 AM	#1
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Need translation. Hope some can translate Arabic script on this silver hilted kaskara. An Arab historian was able to translate one side of blade, but was unable to read the other side. He also pointed out two small pieces of chain mail on the sword knot. He said that this represented two recent births in the owners family. I have no way of knowing weather this is fact or not. Has anyone ever heard of this practice before? The blade is european, one single wide fuller running full length of the blade, and the blade is 35 inches long. This translation was done over 20 years ago and i need a memory refresher. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.........Dave

9th January 2011, 04:59 AM	#2
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Well, for the second time these pictures didn't go through. My computer is so old and slow that half the time it takes forever to do anything. I guess it's time to buy a new one.........Dave.

9th January 2011, 05:03 AM	#3
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Hello Dave, If you would like to e-mail the pictures to me I will post them for you. coleman5@copper.net Robert

10th January 2011, 03:32 AM	#4
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Thanks Robert, but Albert (Kino) said he would help send the pictures on to you guys. I don't have any trouble sending pictures through e-mail, but i have all kinds of trouble sending anything to the forum. I have an interesting mandau, and a small twist-core campilon which i believe to be Tiboli that appears to be made by a moro but with a completly different handle style. Hope some of you might have some idea as to the origin of the piece. Eventually i'll figure out how to send these pictures through. Thanks again for offering to help...........Dave.