Seeking translation assistance on African Kaskara blade

RSWORD · 8th June 2020, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kwiatek

Thanks for extra photos. The name is “Malik Ahmad Ibrahim”. The first 2 in the date 1202 is a bit oddly written, it has a strange “tail” underneath, so I’m not completely confident of the reading

Thank you Kwiatek for the additional information about the name. The translations you provide are super helpful and much appreciated!

kwiatek · 8th June 2020, 03:54 PM

Pleasure! Thanks for sharing images of your sword, very interesting piece

Pieje · 8th June 2020, 04:22 PM

Nice sword!
I agree it's probably a commemorative date.

I have a similar one, dated 1810, with reference to sultan Muhammad al-Fadl, who indeed reigned between ca. 1801 and 1838.

8th June 2020, 04:22 PM	#3
Pieje Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belgium Posts: 132	Nice sword! I agree it's probably a commemorative date. I have a similar one, dated 1810, with reference to sultan Muhammad al-Fadl, who indeed reigned between ca. 1801 and 1838. Attached Images

8th June 2020, 03:54 PM	#2
kwiatek Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 156	Pleasure! Thanks for sharing images of your sword, very interesting piece