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Old 17th April 2014, 10:18 PM   #1
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Default Unknown blade with Arabic numerals.

Good evening all, and I hope someone can give me a little more knowledge about the origin of this blade.
Last Weekend I was at a fair in Pontoise just on the outskirts of Paris, and my friend bought this blade off one of the stalls....
A fairly standard sabre type blade, ricasso, single broad fuller and a blunt false edge with a thread cut on the end of the tang. Photo below of it on the floor next to a metre rule.
At the base of the blade are stamped a set of numerals in Arabic on both sides. Not much to go on I know, but can anyone give me some idea of age and origin.
Many thanks to all, comments and suggestions welcome.
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Old 18th April 2014, 12:37 AM   #2
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David,

My guess is that this is a blade from a Persian shashka, which was modeled on the Russian M 1881 dragoon shashka.

Here is a link to an old thread on these swords:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2696

Double check the blade's dimensions to be sure.

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Old 18th April 2014, 06:53 AM   #3
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ya figures on the tang .. the heart shape is Farsi for 5.

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Old 18th April 2014, 12:29 PM   #4
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Thanks guys, not a rare blade then, but always nice to know what it is.
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Old 21st April 2014, 04:55 AM   #5
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I thought these were Arabic numbers: 1 2 3 4... I agree with the ID. But, if Persian, the point has been doinked with. They have a spear point.
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Old 21st April 2014, 03:42 PM   #6
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The numbers are the serial number it reads 16746 and on the other side it read 15.
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