English Sword with Arabic Inscription

ariel · 18th February 2005, 07:51 PM

You mean the squiggles on the chevron (or whatever this diagonal strip is called)?
I must be going blind, but I do not see any Arabic lettering there.

wolviex · 18th February 2005, 11:48 PM

And yes - there were small-swords with such quillons used in England. But there are still questions...

mykeris · 19th February 2005, 12:37 AM

Thanks. I `ll post more photos of this sword.

Justin · 19th February 2005, 02:08 AM

Nice smallsword,I have always loved these swords, it looks to be pretty nice.I was surfing around on the net and found this check out the second smallsword on this page:

http://home.comcast.net/~jtcrosby/Swords2.html

mykeris · 19th February 2005, 04:04 AM

Perhaps, these pictures would help.

wolviex · 19th February 2005, 10:54 AM

J.R. GAUNT & SON LIMITED LATE EDWARD THURKLE LONDON & BIRMINGHAM - they produced many military swords during the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910), so as I said before, it's the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th c.

Radu Transylvanicus · 19th February 2005, 02:43 PM

I see a combination of British with Turkish (crescent moon and the Islamic* caligraphy) while the at the time of WWI the smallswords were long gone as real use, it implies a ceremonial/parade perhaps even a fraternal perspective.
Anywhere from the Crimeean War 1854-1856 to post WWI Kemal Ataturk Euro-reforms, interactions have existed in between the two powers.

*(yes, I did use the descriptive word ,, Islamic ,, as I believe using it at times just like ,, Indo-Persian,, it aint wrong being so vague)

19th February 2005, 04:04 AM	#5
mykeris Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 278	Perhaps, these pictures would help. Attached Images

18th February 2005, 07:51 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	You mean the squiggles on the chevron (or whatever this diagonal strip is called)? I must be going blind, but I do not see any Arabic lettering there.

18th February 2005, 11:48 PM	#2
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	And yes - there were small-swords with such quillons used in England. But there are still questions...

19th February 2005, 12:37 AM	#3
mykeris Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 278	Thanks. I `ll post more photos of this sword.

19th February 2005, 02:08 AM	#4
Justin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 182	Nice smallsword,I have always loved these swords, it looks to be pretty nice.I was surfing around on the net and found this check out the second smallsword on this page: http://home.comcast.net/~jtcrosby/Swords2.html

19th February 2005, 10:54 AM	#6
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	J.R. GAUNT & SON LIMITED LATE EDWARD THURKLE LONDON & BIRMINGHAM - they produced many military swords during the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910), so as I said before, it's the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th c.

19th February 2005, 02:43 PM	#7
Radu Transylvanicus Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2008-2010 Bali, 1998-2008 USA Posts: 271	I see a combination of British with Turkish (crescent moon and the Islamic* caligraphy) while the at the time of WWI the smallswords were long gone as real use, it implies a ceremonial/parade perhaps even a fraternal perspective. Anywhere from the Crimeean War 1854-1856 to post WWI Kemal Ataturk Euro-reforms, interactions have existed in between the two powers. *(yes, I did use the descriptive word ,, Islamic ,, as I believe using it at times just like ,, Indo-Persian,, it aint wrong being so vague)