Please help on an Islamic sword

fernando · 21st October 2006, 03:06 PM

Please Gentlemen, i need as much help as i can, on this piece.
I don't even know how to name it. The blade is 14" ( 35 cms. ) long.
The mountings are both copper and brass, apart from the scabbard mid section in velvet ... all looking original. The blade has no damage.
The inscriptions in both blade sides look ( just look ) Arabic to me.
The seller had previously mentioned that, the shape of the scabbard tip was intended to look like something, but i don't remember what, maybe because i got skeptical about it.
I kindly ask for your coments, both identifying the piece and the inscription script type or translation.
Thanks in advance
fernando

21st October 2006, 03:06 PM	#1
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,642	Please help on an Islamic sword Please Gentlemen, i need as much help as i can, on this piece. I don't even know how to name it. The blade is 14" ( 35 cms. ) long. The mountings are both copper and brass, apart from the scabbard mid section in velvet ... all looking original. The blade has no damage. The inscriptions in both blade sides look ( just look ) Arabic to me. The seller had previously mentioned that, the shape of the scabbard tip was intended to look like something, but i don't remember what, maybe because i got skeptical about it. I kindly ask for your coments, both identifying the piece and the inscription script type or translation. Thanks in advance fernando Attached Images