Shamshir Cartouche Translation Help

ksbhati · 2nd November 2009, 05:53 PM

Hi !

I was wondering if anyone could help in translation of this Shamshir Cartouche. There is some loss in the gold inlay but it seems readable.

Thanks in advance.

ALEX · 13th December 2009, 06:24 PM

Namaste, Ksbhati
This is a very fine wootz blade... fantastic!!!!
The cartouche reads: "Walaed Shah Abbas", meaning "Reign of Shah Abbas. It most likely refers to the Safavid king Abbas (1587-1629), but the blade is probably 18th Century Safavid, but hard to say without seeing it complete.

ksbhati · 15th December 2009, 04:07 PM

Thank you alex. The blade is very high quality and probably early 17th century in my estimate. It has bold and wavy johar.

2nd November 2009, 05:53 PM	#1
ksbhati Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rajasthan, INDIA Posts: 25	Shamshir Cartouche Translation Help Hi ! I was wondering if anyone could help in translation of this Shamshir Cartouche. There is some loss in the gold inlay but it seems readable. Thanks in advance. Attached Images

13th December 2009, 06:24 PM	#2
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 935	Namaste, Ksbhati This is a very fine wootz blade... fantastic!!!! The cartouche reads: "Walaed Shah Abbas", meaning "Reign of Shah Abbas. It most likely refers to the Safavid king Abbas (1587-1629), but the blade is probably 18th Century Safavid, but hard to say without seeing it complete.

15th December 2009, 04:07 PM	#3
ksbhati Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rajasthan, INDIA Posts: 25	Thank you alex. The blade is very high quality and probably early 17th century in my estimate. It has bold and wavy johar.