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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2011, 06:56 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 24,769
Posted By Zifir
Hi, I did not translate Maaşallah on the...

Hi,
I did not translate Maaşallah on the picture, because I ran out of space. Probably it does not need translation for many but anyway; "Maaşallah" literally means "what wonders Allah has willed"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th December 2011, 07:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,763
Posted By Zifir
Thank you, Dom. I don't quite remember where I...

Thank you, Dom. I don't quite remember where I read it, but this sums things up pretty nicely: "bureaucracy is an art on making the possible impossible" :(
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th December 2011, 05:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,763
Posted By Zifir
Dom, I hear and obey :D , of course, it is also...

Dom, I hear and obey :D , of course, it is also my pleasure to be any help to Efhitis.

It is one of the most common inscriptions on yatağans: the names of the "Seven Sleepers" Yemliha, Mekselina,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd December 2011, 06:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,946
Posted By Zifir
Sorry for responding late to this thread, but the...

Sorry for responding late to this thread, but the reflections on the blade as well as erased parts made it quite difficult to read it. I only read one side and I am still trying to figure out the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2011, 10:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,973
Posted By Zifir
Aleykum selam Dom, It also seems to me a...

Aleykum selam Dom,
It also seems to me a criticism to the surgeons of those days
:D


P.S. In Turkish, the idiom of lighting a candle and search for something with it in the dark means...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2011, 12:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,973
Posted By Zifir
Hi, The inscription is Turkish and also a...

Hi,
The inscription is Turkish and also a sarcastic one too. It lost some of its edge in the translation though.

Oyun etme kama ile yanarsın
Mum yakub cerrahı ararsın

Don't play/mess with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2011, 07:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,946
Posted By Zifir
Hi, the reading of the tuğra is as follows: ...

Hi,
the reading of the tuğra is as follows:
Amel-i Muharrem, sahib Molla Muhammed
work of Muharrem, owner Molla Muhammed

The language of the inscription is Turkish, if you can provide partial...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2011, 07:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,423
Posted By Zifir
Hi Jim, I think Dom meant the language is not...

Hi Jim,
I think Dom meant the language is not Arabic although the script is. I can clearly make the tuğra out, it is in the usual shape of sahib (the owner), but I am not sure what is written...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th October 2011, 09:40 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,241
Posted By Zifir
Although not being entirely sure, the marker's...

Although not being entirely sure, the marker's mark on the yatağan reads as "amel-i Muhammed" (made by Muhammed).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2011, 02:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,588
Posted By Zifir
Hi, Sorry for responding late to this thread, I...

Hi,
Sorry for responding late to this thread, I wasn't following the forum for a while.

If I can contribute to AJ1356's transliteration,

Sene 1213 Sahib Hac Dede Muhammed Ağa
Yemliha,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2011, 05:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,346
Posted By Zifir
Dom, thank you for sharing the pictures of this...

Dom, thank you for sharing the pictures of this fantastic collection.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2011, 10:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,342
Posted By Zifir
Hi David, The language in the second line is...

Hi David,
The language in the second line is Ottoman Turkish. If we take the reference to the Bektashi order as an evidence, the origin might be either Anatolia or the Balkans. Also, I think the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2011, 10:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,342
Posted By Zifir
Hi, The second line can be translated as...

Hi,
The second line can be translated as follows:

Help us, the patron of our order (tarikat) Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2011, 05:30 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 109,434
Posted By Zifir
Hi, I could only read this part, but I am very...

Hi,
I could only read this part, but I am very curious about the circles. This is the first time I see such circles on a yatağan. Although I cannot read it, there are arabic letters and symbols...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2011, 01:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,225
Posted By Zifir
Thank you Dom, sounds nice to have the authority...

Thank you Dom, sounds nice to have the authority of the 'Imprimatur" on Turkish albeit I am far away from it. Libra, my guess is there several dots missing underneath in the script, so it should be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2011, 09:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,090
Posted By Zifir
Hi, Although I agree with Teodor's comments on...

Hi,
Although I agree with Teodor's comments on the Ottoman army to some degree, it would be misleading to say that the Ottoman central authority never ordered weapons of any sort from local...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2011, 08:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,051
Posted By Zifir
Hi Dom, I looked at it but I could not figure...

Hi Dom,
I looked at it but I could not figure out anything. When it is arabic there is little hope unless it is a verse from the Quran or hadith which I know. :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2011, 08:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,176
Posted By Zifir
It is written "Selanik" (Salonica,Thessaloniki...

It is written "Selanik" (Salonica,Thessaloniki whichever you like) in the cartouche.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2011, 04:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,149
Posted By Zifir
Adavetle adüvv olmuş Var ise gelsin meydana ...

Adavetle adüvv olmuş
Var ise gelsin meydana
İzn(?)-i Mevla ile Adüvvü
Helak eyler bu pala

If there is anyone who becomes enemy with enmity
Let him come to battle field
With the permission of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2011, 04:25 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,149
Posted By Zifir
Hi Dom, Ta ezelden kadim olmuş Otuz birin...

Hi Dom,

Ta ezelden kadim olmuş
Otuz birin yoldaşım,
Adüvvden intikam almak için
Yapılmıştır bu pala.

My comrade (not in modern sense of course :D , yoldaş means the one who follows the same...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2011, 10:44 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,149
Posted By Zifir
Hi Dom, Is it possible to get more clearer...

Hi Dom,
Is it possible to get more clearer pictures for writings, I have read them partially, but in the pictures there are some blurred areas and I have difficulty reading them.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2011, 04:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,733
Posted By Zifir
Hi, There is an online auction site, Turkish...

Hi,
There is an online auction site, Turkish equivalent of ebay if you will, time to time, I have seen such yataghans put to auction on that site. I don't know if I am allowed to post its link here,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th December 2010, 07:12 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,545
Posted By Zifir
Sorry for taking this long but this one proved to...

Sorry for taking this long but this one proved to be a hard nut to crack. At first glance I thought it's the names of seven sleepers but no, this is something else. Any idea Dom? Can it be Arabic?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2010, 07:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,545
Posted By Zifir
Yes, he would. But he needs to see the whole...

Yes, he would. But he needs to see the whole yatağan first.
:rolleyes:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th December 2010, 06:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,541
Posted By Zifir
Hi, Some parts of the second inscription are...

Hi,
Some parts of the second inscription are too much worn to be eligible, but this is my best guess.

Best,
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