Pichaq w. etched inscription - Translation request

Drabant1701 · 6th November 2022, 06:08 PM

A very beautiful and rare dagger. I cant remember ever seeing a wootz blade etched with letters like that, pretty neat that you can see the wootz inside the letters.
Thank for sharing this!

Battara · 7th November 2022, 02:40 AM

The turquoise and overall shape reminds me of Bukharan work.

mahratt · 7th November 2022, 08:15 AM

Congratulations! Beautiful pichak from Kokand.

ariel · 8th November 2022, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mahratt

Congratulations! Beautiful pichak from Kokand.

Why specifically Kokand?

ariel · 9th November 2022, 04:56 AM

BTW, I read the date as 1292 H, i.e. 1875-6 Gregorian

GePi · 9th November 2022, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

BTW, I read the date as 1292 H, i.e. 1875-6 Gregorian

That is also a plausible reading and would explain the little squiggle connecting the lines. It does not look quite right for either number. Luckily it makes not much of a difference in date.

6th November 2022, 06:08 PM	#1
Drabant1701 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 181	A very beautiful and rare dagger. I cant remember ever seeing a wootz blade etched with letters like that, pretty neat that you can see the wootz inside the letters. Thank for sharing this!

7th November 2022, 02:40 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,143	The turquoise and overall shape reminds me of Bukharan work.

7th November 2022, 08:15 AM	#3
mahratt Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 1,042	Congratulations! Beautiful pichak from Kokand.

9th November 2022, 04:56 AM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	BTW, I read the date as 1292 H, i.e. 1875-6 Gregorian