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Well explicated, Jim.
The connection is fairly...
Well explicated, Jim.
The connection is fairly simple-- the dominant Islamic culture in that region for centuries was the Ottoman. As I discussed in On the Persian Shamshir (2001, available here:...
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Mark on kaskara blade
The unusual engraved mark on the kaskara blade pictured is a simplification of the Ottoman tughra. When oriented properly it is quite clear.
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Kilic means a sword in Turkish. Pala refers to...
Kilic means a sword in Turkish. Pala refers to this particular type of sword.
This example is Persian work, mid-19th c at the earliest. The blade is almost certainly wootz, should respond easily...
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The guard, at least, of the silver-mounted...
The guard, at least, of the silver-mounted schiavona shown in #13 above, can be identified as Boka Kotorska work from Crna Gora (Montenegro.) Compare the silver-inlaid motifs and technique with that...
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