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4th December 2012, 03:49 PM
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Ottoman Curved Kard.....Translation Help Too!!
Generally we see Islamic kard daggers in a straight form, whether Ottoman, Persian, or Indian. That's what made this one so interesting to me. It's an Ottoman style kard with a lovely, gracefully curved blade in superb condition. The hilt is walrus ivory. The blade is a very low contrast wootz, almost impossible to pick up in the pics. There is gold koftgari work at the bolster. The scabbard is engraved silver.
One of the gold cartouches is in Islamic script, and I am hoping for some translation help! Comments welcomed. |
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4th December 2012, 06:38 PM
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very attractive dagger, effectively could be Indo-Persian, I believe that "kard" have a more straighter blade than that  anyway, connoisseurs gonna deliver their expertise, I'm sure about the translation, unfortunately don't seems to be in Arabic language may be in Ottoman or Farsi just, the Holy name of God has been decrypted all the best à + Dom |
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4th December 2012, 09:40 PM
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Thanks yet again Dom!
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