new yataghan in my collection
 

Just won this at an auction, its description:

Balkan, 19th century, blade 49 cm, slightly edged at the back of the handle, bladeholder in engraved with 2 red stones and 5 mother-of-pearl inlays.
Wooden handle with smal ears



although I have to receive it yet, I think the so-called red stones might be carnelian; often used in the Balkans...
What surpises me a little is the use of mother-of-pearl inlays (perhaps a later replacement...?)
and no bone or horn grip / handle but wood; the latter is something I have seen rather with yataghans from Turkey than the Balkans...

Your thoughts and comments please...thank you !

Nice! :) I like the inlays on the handle and that the blade is in good condition.

Regards,
Detlef

Congrats on wining him!
Mother of pearl things are 100% later make up add ons, red stones maybe but not sure, i wouldnt say they are carnelians, but who knows.
That type of yatagans with peens in handle are almost always from bosnia, local cratsman made, and this one i would say a post ocupation (1878) made.

thank you very much! Yes the decoration I also have on a bichaq I got 4 years ago:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...4&postcount=86

and another one couple of months ago as well:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...75&postcount=1

strange remains the wooden handle; but I have to see it first if it is indeed wood, when it arrives...

Coral is the more usual inlay on these. A well battered example from my own collection....

Could be from Sarajevo. They had yatgans and they loved to use this the of inlays.