peter monahan Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 [attachmentid=54974][attachmentid=54975][attachmentid=54973]Does anyone out there know how/where I could get a translation of this inscription?( from a Turkish "kinjal" blade) ThanksPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 (edited) On the back of the same blade are two other symbols/inscriptions which I suspect are maker's marks. On the blade, just "hiltward" of the fire-gilding is a smaller sword shaped inscription. Ideas on these?Sorry I didn't get a shot of the whole weapon. The blade is typical of the Turkish sword called a kinjal: single edged, drop point. The handle is plain black wood with two "ears" at the pommel end and the scabbard is also plain, which leads me to wonder if it has been re-hilted. Bought in Toronto 15 or 20 years ago, so no provenance. Any suggestions on how to research this item would be gratefully received.peter[attachmentid=54978][attachmentid=54977][attachmentid=54976] Edited September 28, 2006 by peter monahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Probably Arabic, from Al-Qur'an - let me chew on this - Dave??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Hi Peter,Let me take a crack at this... I think it says..."If you can read this you are way too close! But not for long!"That's about the best I can do with this one. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 EdAl Quaran would be my guess too, but I was hoping against hope that somebody out there is up on their monumental (right word?) Persian script, though an Armenian linguist friend once told me it's murder to decipher even for Arabic speakers. Also hoping that someone out there with esoteric tastes - the kind of guy, say, who'd collect Mongolian awards - would know of a source for blade markings on Eastern stuff. One lives in hope!Dan"If you can read this you are way too close! But not for long!"Yeah. or "If found please, please return to..." Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 EdYeah. or "If found please, please return to..." PeterOr if found stuck in a body "Reward offered to finder, 1 camel. and a loose goat" Kev in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Peter, Kevin... ya'll just made my day! ROFL! Was up till about 6 a.m. or thereabouts and had to be up early for work and this was just the pick-me-up I needed. Thankfully I won't be out that long today so I'm looking forward to some well earned sleep in just a few hours.Thanks guys! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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