Non Standard Yataghan

[drac2k]

This is a slightly different yataghan in that the handle is brass, without the typical ears on the pommel of the handle or the reinforcement metal work on the ricasso.
The blade may have originally been Ottoman, but I believe it has been rehilted; so the sword isn't Ottoman or Greek, could it be Persian or maybe Eastern European?
The blade measures 27" long and it appears to be hollow ground on each side.

[Ian]

Hi drac,


What an interesting looking sword with a full length tang peined over the end of the brass hilt. The shape of the pommel resembles the lotus bud style seen on dha/daab, but I don't believe this hilt is SE Asian. The vines and leaves design on the cast brass hilt does not look SE Asian to me. European seems as good a guess as any. I'm interested to hear what our yat experts have to say.

[drac2k]

Funny, I thought the same same thing about the handle resembling that of a dha. If not Eastern European, do you think that it could be Persian?