Ali Dinar ibn Zakariya, Sultan of the Sudan (1865 - 1916), a silver-mounted presentation sword (kaskara) for Salatin Basha, dated 1910 Massive double-edged blade with richly etched inscription cartouches on both sides, including two magic squares, Islamic religious texts, three poems, and a long inscription to the effect that this sword was a gift from Sultan Ali Dinar to Salatin Basha in 1328 (= 1910). Massive brass quillons with finely engraved tughras on the finials bearing the names "Ali Dinar" and "Salatin Basha in 1328" respectively. Round wooden grip wit,
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