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Old 1st July 2011, 07:19 PM   #1
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Default Translation help Shamshir

This Shamshir is from a friend.
I hope someone can help with the translation.

Thanks,
John
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Old 1st July 2011, 07:31 PM   #2
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Old 2nd July 2011, 08:30 AM   #3
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Wonderfull blade!
And two more probably from the same workshop:
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Old 2nd July 2011, 09:03 AM   #4
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Interesting... the blade configuration very closely reminds that of kilij.
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Old 7th July 2011, 02:23 PM   #5
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Quote:
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Interesting... the blade configuration very closely reminds that of kilij.
That's because these are kilij, rather than shamshirs
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Old 7th July 2011, 06:57 PM   #6
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Thanks for posting, looks very similar.
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Old 7th July 2011, 08:05 PM   #7
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Another recently passed, needed some restoration though....you'd need to mortgage the house and sell the kids to buy it too....hmmmm sell the kids....what a peaceful idea

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Old 7th July 2011, 10:22 PM   #8
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Hi
beautiful Shamshir "Pala"

here the translation

in cercle names for Angels
- ISRAËL
- AZRAËL
- JEBRIL
- MICHAËL

below a date
1228 Hegira either 1812 Gregorian

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MASH and below ALLAH either WHAT EVER ALLAH (God) WILLS

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TAWAKKALTU A'LA ALLAH either I PUT MY TRUST IN GOD

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Old 7th July 2011, 10:26 PM   #9
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not beauty as well as those presented ... but it's mine

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Old 8th July 2011, 01:19 PM   #10
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Hi Dom,

Thank you!!! Nice piece YOU have.

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