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Sylektis
24th December 2022, 10:54 AM
An 1812 Balkan yatagan with a late engraved Greek silver scabbard.
Any translation welcome.

ariel
24th December 2022, 01:39 PM
Very nice! You obviously were a Good Boy!

Battara
25th December 2022, 02:31 AM
One side has the Seal of Solomon with magical incantations. This is for protection.

The other inscription has "Allah" in it. Someone will have translate the rest.

Very nice.

Sylektis
22nd December 2024, 06:04 PM
Better photos with the hope of a translation. Thanks.

kwiatek
26th May 2025, 06:32 PM
عمل اوسته احمد صاحب صالح اغا ما شاء الله

کرفتار ایتمه یا رب بو قولوک نار جحیمه

‘amel-i usta ahmed sahib salih ağa

giriftar etme ya rabb bu kuluń nar-i cahime

‘The work of Usta Ahmed, the owner is Salih Ağa.

Subject not, O Lord, this slave of yours to the burning fire of hell.'

kwiatek
26th May 2025, 06:35 PM
And the rosette contains the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog.

Sylektis
16th June 2025, 04:28 PM
I just saw your translation, thank you very much kwiatek!

serdar
16th June 2025, 10:35 PM
Very nice yatagan!
Im not sure, but that yatagan could be made in a place near Dubrovnik, they were specialised in that sort of small granulated filigran silverwork, they made yatagans and pistols kubure.
Skadar allso made similar silverwork.