Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - UNUSUAL OTTOMAN IVORY YATAGHAN TRANSLATION PLEASE

Battara · 26th January 2013, 04:07 AM

What a fascinating piece! First of this type I have ever seen - ivory mounts instead of, say, silver, gold, or brass.

Question: Isn't an Aga a type of commander in the old Ottoman armies?

26th January 2013, 04:07 AM	#9
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	What a fascinating piece! First of this type I have ever seen - ivory mounts instead of, say, silver, gold, or brass. Question: Isn't an Aga a type of commander in the old Ottoman armies?