Persian Sword and please to tell me

oswin · 13th June 2005, 09:12 AM

My family have this a Persian Sword for a long time, and I don't know that how does my family get it? And I will explain about this Persian Sword :
1. A holder made from a Coral (The holder 's original I think it 's not coral)
2. In the coral holder was decorated by gold copper and silver.
3. In the 2 side of sword was write as some alphabet and symbol.
And in the past 300 years ago, my primogenitor came from Astrabadi, Persia, he was name "Sheikh Ahmed", This time is in Ayuthaya period.(I reference from The Ship of Sulaiman and a book record by my family.
Please Tell me that you knows something about this Persian Sword.
Thank you so much.

Rick · 13th June 2005, 01:45 PM

Your sword could well be a re-hilted example of one of these :
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=jens

Lovely handle ; almost Japanese in the style of decoration .
Black coral that thick is very hard to come by these days .

Jens Nordlunde · 13th June 2005, 03:01 PM

Hi Oswin and welcome to the forum.

Why do you only comment on the first sword, and not on the second, the one with the Indian hilt?

Is the inscription on the blade from the first sword? The inscription looks more like Thai or one of the languages used in that area, the way the hilt is fitted to the blade too, like Rick writes.

Is it possible to get better pictures of both swords with details of the inscription(s)?

Does the two blades have a T spine?

The first sword could very well have been/be a rehilted Sailaba/Sossun Pata, the second one with the Indian hilt surely is a Sailaba/Sossun Pata, but the inscription is a puzzle.

Oriental-Arms · 13th June 2005, 03:23 PM

The second sword is definitely a Sailaba/Sossun Pata, as correctly stated by Jens. The first one, I am afraid is a re-hilted Ottoman Yataghan blade. I rather prefer to think that it is a Yataghan blade and not a Sailaba/Sossun Pata blade as there is no ricasso on it (Which is so common to the Indian blades). I suggest that the inscription is in Arabic letters (up-side down) and that the mark is a maker stamp so very common on Ottoman Yataghans. When where and why it was re-hilted is a mystery I guess.

oswin · 13th June 2005, 11:39 PM

That I think the sword is from Persian because my primogenitor came from Astrabadi of Persia. He was a muslim (Shi-a). He was a merchant-condotierri(semi merchant with soldier). He came in Ayuthaya when 300 years ago. In the route from Persia to Ayuthaya, he passed India and I think that he passes Hydarabad too, because Hydarabad was a big city. The possible that he received this sword in India. I think that hilt was repair because it was tumble down. And what is the Sailaba/Sossun Pata and Yataghan? . What is meaning inscription? The mark is a name of factory? Please to explain me. Thank you.

Rick · 13th June 2005, 11:54 PM

We have now seen three separate and different swords .

Let's discuss one at a time to avoid confusion please .

Which one of these swords that you have shown us has the makers stamp and decoration on the blade ?

13th June 2005, 09:12 AM	#1
oswin Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2	Persian Sword and please to tell me My family have this a Persian Sword for a long time, and I don't know that how does my family get it? And I will explain about this Persian Sword : 1. A holder made from a Coral (The holder 's original I think it 's not coral) 2. In the coral holder was decorated by gold copper and silver. 3. In the 2 side of sword was write as some alphabet and symbol. And in the past 300 years ago, my primogenitor came from Astrabadi, Persia, he was name "Sheikh Ahmed", This time is in Ayuthaya period.(I reference from The Ship of Sulaiman and a book record by my family. Please Tell me that you knows something about this Persian Sword. Thank you so much. Attached Images

13th June 2005, 03:23 PM	#4
Oriental-Arms Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haifa, Israel Posts: 183	May be a Yataghan Blade?? The second sword is definitely a Sailaba/Sossun Pata, as correctly stated by Jens. The first one, I am afraid is a re-hilted Ottoman Yataghan blade. I rather prefer to think that it is a Yataghan blade and not a Sailaba/Sossun Pata blade as there is no ricasso on it (Which is so common to the Indian blades). I suggest that the inscription is in Arabic letters (up-side down) and that the mark is a maker stamp so very common on Ottoman Yataghans. When where and why it was re-hilted is a mystery I guess.

13th June 2005, 11:39 PM	#5
oswin Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2	Thank you very for answer to me. That I think the sword is from Persian because my primogenitor came from Astrabadi of Persia. He was a muslim (Shi-a). He was a merchant-condotierri(semi merchant with soldier). He came in Ayuthaya when 300 years ago. In the route from Persia to Ayuthaya, he passed India and I think that he passes Hydarabad too, because Hydarabad was a big city. The possible that he received this sword in India. I think that hilt was repair because it was tumble down. And what is the Sailaba/Sossun Pata and Yataghan? . What is meaning inscription? The mark is a name of factory? Please to explain me. Thank you. Attached Images

13th June 2005, 11:54 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,268	Oswin We have now seen three separate and different swords . Let's discuss one at a time to avoid confusion please . Which one of these swords that you have shown us has the makers stamp and decoration on the blade ?

13th June 2005, 01:45 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,268	Your sword could well be a re-hilted example of one of these : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=jens Lovely handle ; almost Japanese in the style of decoration . Black coral that thick is very hard to come by these days .

13th June 2005, 03:01 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,713	Hi Oswin and welcome to the forum. Why do you only comment on the first sword, and not on the second, the one with the Indian hilt? Is the inscription on the blade from the first sword? The inscription looks more like Thai or one of the languages used in that area, the way the hilt is fitted to the blade too, like Rick writes. Is it possible to get better pictures of both swords with details of the inscription(s)? Does the two blades have a T spine? The first sword could very well have been/be a rehilted Sailaba/Sossun Pata, the second one with the Indian hilt surely is a Sailaba/Sossun Pata, but the inscription is a puzzle.