Yataghan on ebay

[Flavio]

Hello, what do you think about this one? Thank you

http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170014244025&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007

[Lew]

Hello, what do you think about this one? Thank you

http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170014244025&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007


Nice but too expensive.

Lew

[Flavio]

Lew,

my ignorance on this kind of weapons is embarrassing, but to me the scabbard seems new, a part the velvet that is obvious new, but also the mounting on the hilt. Anyway this is only a personal opinion :p , i'm waiting to see what other members, with far more knowledge, think :)

Thank you very much

[erlikhan]

Sorry but not beautiful ,scabbard completely(for sure), hilt partially (copper mountings-almost sure),and "it seems" the copper or whatever inscription on the blade is new. So tooo much expensive. I am sure most will agree that it has unesthetical,rough and ugly scabbard mountings,just because they are newly done cheap restoration.The velvet cover is even not fit tightly to the wood.

regards

[Flavio]

Yeah Erlikhan, exactly what i had in mind!!! just a question: on old and good yataghans the inlay is never in copper? always in silver or gold?
Thank you :)

[erlikhan]

Flavio, the inlay can be brass . I have seen even nice brass koftgaris which were difficult to seperate from gold . Copper is too weak against corrosion for such an application i guess. In inlay,the steel is carved and brass is hammered into it carefully until there is a smooth surface with no height difference. But the inscription on this blade is a true inlay or something like "onlay"?? :)

[Flavio]

I's ok, thank you very much Erlikhan :)