Mohammed's ladder, kirk narduban or the Ladder of the Prophet pattern from a Kurdish dagger, with several "rungs" of the ladder which are alterations in the background pattern running perpendicular to the length of the blade.
http://www.nikhef.nl/~tonvr/keris/keris2/patterns/pat05.html



And Raimey is likely correct.

Last edited by revdocdrew; 10/07/07 07:12 PM.