Yataghan-sword combination

[erlikhan]

hi. here is a mixture of yataghan and sabre sword. i am not sure if original or combined later, i havent seen it in real. it is offered to me. the plates are gold washed , the seller says so. is it interesting and worth of buying according to you?

[Oriental-Arms]

Saber Yatghans are a rare version but from time to time appears on the market. See for example below.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/20/001020/ph-0.jpg

For more details on this sword please see:Saber Yataghan (http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1020)

Regarding the sword you posted The bolsters are a later addition as one can tell from the big difference in its style and condition compared to the grip strap. This may still be OK as bolsters and/or grip straps were regularly replaced when worn, but it may also indicate that the blade and the handles are a late marriage.

[Yannis]

Until today I was thinking that sabre yataghans were made "by accident”. I mean, it was more possible for me, that some people in the past had a sabre blade and mounted a yataghan hilt on it, because it was easy for them.

But the two examples here have the exact same blade and hilt. This is the prove for a production line. Where? That is the next question.

[erlikhan]

thanks.. i didnt know a common type called sabre yataghan till now. i can copy the scabbard's model to restore it if i buy.

[tom hyle]

Of course (?) these are essentially sha'sh'ka.