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3rd April 2006, 07:54 AM | #1 |
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It is the makers mark. Common in yataghans with good blades
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3rd April 2006, 08:44 PM | #2 | |
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3rd April 2006, 08:50 PM | #3 | |
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3rd April 2006, 11:24 PM | #5 |
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In this particular sword the mark is very clear. I have seen many others where you cannot figure out what they show.
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4th April 2006, 01:42 AM | #6 | |
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The usualy story is that people are trying to put too long signatures in their marks - as a result it is somewhat unclear what you have -"all", "mu" or "s". Taking into account that these marks tend to wear off, many of them are completely unintelligable.
Most of them are not guilds, they are usually something like "Amal Muhammed" - made by Muhammed. Quote:
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4th April 2006, 02:53 AM | #7 |
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Isn't it a date in the middle of the Solomon's Star? 1215?
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