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8th October 2020, 12:10 PM
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I have completed some missing parts of the Koftgari. I hope that helps. Now I'm not sure if there is a year in the text.
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10th October 2020, 08:49 PM
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The inscription on the blade is in Arabic and reads
لا اله الا الله "There is no god but God“ The stamps are an Ottoman sultanic tughra as well as a sahh (“true, correct”) mark, both of which were used as assay marks for silver. With a very detailed close-up I might be able to read the tughra |
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11th October 2020, 09:11 PM
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Thank you very much, kwiatek!
I really appreciate that. Here are some close ups of the Tughra. The hallmark isn't very sharp and my pictures too (cheap camera) but maybe you can read something. The better mark is on the mouth plate, there is one more on the ferule. Regards Robin |
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11th October 2020, 09:19 PM
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Not so close:
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10th November 2020, 08:30 PM
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Thanks for the extra photos. Unfortunately they are too worn to read from the photos - I would need a magnifying glass and Garo Kürkman’s book on Ottoman silver marks to identify them. They are for sure 19th-c. though
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13th November 2020, 11:23 AM
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Hello kwiatek,
yes, the hallmark is really hard to read. Thanks for your help. |
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