Stamp on Indian Sword

fernando · 15th June 2018, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ariel

... The only letter I can be reasonably certain about is the first one: F.
Ferrara? Fringia ? But the rest makes no sense to me.
My guess it is Indian with spurious European mark...

If i were to consider one symbol as an F, i would then take another one also as an F. In fact, it looks (to me) as if the (pseudo?) inscription is abundant in pairs ... and hardly a word

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Jim McDougall · 15th June 2018, 03:43 PM

Thank you Victrix

As noted, heavy polishing does take is toll over many years, and a high polish was always favored on blades as well as dramatic sharpness of course.
The plate I posted was to illustrate some of the many variations of assemblages of marks and letters used in these groupings.

While in certain cases, the name GENOA can be seen, however most of the other letter groups seem almost certainly acrostics, whose meanings have been widely debated over many years.

15th June 2018, 03:43 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,295	Thank you Victrix As noted, heavy polishing does take is toll over many years, and a high polish was always favored on blades as well as dramatic sharpness of course. The plate I posted was to illustrate some of the many variations of assemblages of marks and letters used in these groupings. While in certain cases, the name GENOA can be seen, however most of the other letter groups seem almost certainly acrostics, whose meanings have been widely debated over many years.