It is definitely NOT a Laz Bichaq.
I see very little if any resemblance of its scabbard to the Surmene knives or LB ones. It was also altered : see trouser belt.
The blade is very much of a generic Ottoman/Balkan configuration. I am not very supportive of a Bulgarian Karakulak : IMHO the blade profile is much too refined and elegant for a shepherd knife.
The ears are also generic, could be from anywhere but NOT of a Laz tradition.
It is a very decent run-of - the- mill Ottoman yataghan. Those were made in tens of thousands all over the Empire, but there is nothing to connect this one with several well-defined patterns: Laz, North Africa, Zejbek or Bulgaria.
Thus, my guess : Anatolia or Western Balkans.
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