Help with identification of this sword and translation

[Henk]

I found this sword but have no idea what it is and were it came from. The handle is ivory and the blade is inlaid and on the other side something is wriiten in a for me unknown language. It looks as an old sword to me. The quality of the pictures aren't very good but i hope they will do. If not I have to make new pics at daylight this weekend.

Please, any comments on its origin and maybe a translation?

[ariel]

The simplest answer: it is an Ottoman Yataghan, likely Eastern/Central Anatolia, based on decorative motives.
It is inscribed in Arabic script, but I think it is an early/primitive Turkish font called Osmanly. Arabic experts will be helpful, and Turkish Forumites may either crack it in 5 seconds flat or get totally stumped, because they all grew in modern Turkey and very few Turks these days can read Arabic.
I know it because I had a yataghan inscribed the same way and it confounded professional linguists and several native Turks.
The handle is a replacement

[Rivkin]

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I know it because I had a yataghan inscribed the same way and it confounded professional linguists and several native Turks.
The handle is a replacement

Was it the one with swastika-like characters (aga something ?) ?

[ariel]

That's the one!
Good memory, Rivkin!
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=732
Ham managed to red it.

[Henk]

Thanks Ariel,

An Ottoman Yataghan. Great! Now i hope somebody is able to translate the inscription for me. Is it possible to get a good hilt for a reasonable price for this blade? Or can i better try to make a hilt by myself?

[Battara]

Are my eyes deceiving me or does the script say, "Made in China?" ;)

[Henk]

Battara,

It took a long time before I did, but since I wear spectacles I can see better and a lot more nowadays :D :D :D