View Full Version : can identify marking, origin please.yatagan
weapons 27
8th February 2014, 03:07 PM
can identify you this marking and its origin
It measures 52cm long, the blade 40cm, the grip is in walrus ivory
ottoman yatagan ???
archer burak
8th February 2014, 07:39 PM
It seems like a after restoration item , barrel seems original , also '' kın'' is looks original but metal works on ( kın) looks new and , and ı think ivory parts also new ... professionals says the little yatağans like this short size are belongs to high statue persons .... is there any detail photo of each side of barrel ?
weapons 27
10th February 2014, 04:01 PM
Here are some pictures
I think that everything is original, not restoration!
Andrew
10th February 2014, 04:22 PM
Missing corals on handle?
Battara
10th February 2014, 04:57 PM
A good question Andrew. However, I have noticed that the rings on the hilt strap and bolster are filigree and not bezel cups to hold corals. Thus no corals missing.
TVV
10th February 2014, 05:47 PM
A nice and unusual yataghan. The fittings show a good amount of age at least to my eye from the pictures. The blade profile and the fuller, as well as the scabbard are different from the usual Balkan and Anatolian examples. My guess would be that this yataghan was made in Western Europe as a gift for someone in the Balkans or the Ottoman Empire.
Teodor
weapons 27
11th February 2014, 05:48 AM
Missing corals on handle?
No, there is no shortage of corals
archer burak
15th February 2014, 11:27 PM
It seems like a after restoration item , barrel seems original , also '' kın'' is looks original but metal works on ( kın) looks new and , and ı think ivory parts also new ... professionals says the little yatağans like this short size are belongs to high statue persons .... is there any detail photo of each side of barrel ?
when you look to ıvory handel its clearly terrible amateur restoration ( and parts are new ) , and scabard is not typical too ... on the barrel there is no word that kuran , where is the maker name of amel-i ?
TVV
16th February 2014, 09:54 PM
when you look to ıvory handel its clearly terrible amateur restoration ( and parts are new ) , and scabard is not typical too ... on the barrel there is no word that kuran , where is the maker name of amel-i ?
Could not disagree more...
napoleon
20th February 2014, 10:02 PM
the handle looks like walrus,i like the thing as a whole ,i dont think its restored at all , how about greek? nice thing well done.
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