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26th July 2024, 01:59 AM
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“Bought in Mafsana in the year 1887 ….” The rest is unclear.
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26th July 2024, 02:03 AM
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“Bought in Mafsana in the year 1887 ….” The rest is unclear. May say ‘In the weapons market”.
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26th July 2024, 07:56 AM
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Thank you! (as far as Mafsana, unfortunately I cannot finf such a place on internet...)
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26th July 2024, 09:03 AM
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it also says " from Nicola de Maria (probably) ufficiale ( in the part where the text is eaten) then ...something...
Mafsana doesn't appear to be a name that can be found on line |
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26th July 2024, 09:52 AM
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Hi, mafsana is Swahili for children... Hope it helps
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26th July 2024, 04:22 PM
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Philippe, Milandro, Montino - thanks
It seems that (probably under favourable circumstances) a leather product can last in relatively good condition for a very long time... If it is true what is written on that paper, this shield is cca 140 years old. |
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2nd August 2024, 11:18 PM
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Very nice shield. I missed out on it.... Now, the "label" actually reads MASSAUA. The Italian used to write the double "S" that way. And the city was known as Massaua by the Italians, not MassaWa as it is commonly refereed to.
Hope this will shed some light on the issue. Cheers. |
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