Each with broad curved single-edged blade incised with two sickle marks on one side towards the forte, the back-edge on each side with a slender silver-damascened panel of Arabic calligraphy against a ground of stars and foliage, the forte on each side with two further panels en suite and a cartouche damascened in silver and gold, one including the date 1191 A.H. corresponding to 1778 A.D., and characteristic steel hilts each with knuckle-guard and decorated overall with gold- and silver-damascened foliage, one with two cartouche-shaped panels on each side containing Arabic calligraphy (2) 64 cm. blades
Each with broad curved single-edged blade incised with two sickle marks on one side towards the forte, the back-edge on each side with a slender silver-damascened panel of Arabic calligraphy against a ground of stars and foliage, the forte on each side with two further panels en suite and a cartouche damascened in silver and gold, one including the date 1191 A.H. corresponding to 1778 A.D., and characteristic steel hilts each with knuckle-guard and decorated overall with gold- and silver-damascened foliage, one with two cartouche-shaped panels on each side containing Arabic calligraphy (2) 64 cm. blades
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