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mavi1970
27th January 2008, 01:49 PM
newly aquired sword, silver plated nielo and handle, some decay of under structure, and brass covered sheath, which is either newer or over existing wood scabbard. however, no identifiying marks. could it be a greek yataghan or a caucusus? blade is quite straight and seems to be laminated. any thoughts?

mavi1970
27th January 2008, 01:55 PM
a couple more shots, hard to take pictures of silver work and design.

ariel
27th January 2008, 10:37 PM
My guess it is just a 19th century Yataghan, from NE Anatolia ( they shared niello with Caucasus) and a later, pretty basic, replacement scabbard.