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Originally Posted by OsobistGB
And where have I mentioned that Boka was in the Ottoman Empire   
It seems to me that we got lost in the translation With that, my participation in the topic is over
As my beloved neighbor says...Razgovor je počeo da se okreće ka merenju kuraca |
My mistake if I made the Ottoman connection of this type of knives not clear ...my apologies for this mishap. Although Kotor just very briefly was Ottoman but nothing worthwhile to mention compared to the other Balkan regions...but "workshop somewhere in the northwest" would imply Southern Dalmatia ( Ulcinj or so) next to Hercegevina which was under Ottoman banner...
You also have to excuse me as I have no knowledge on Macedonian sayings.... but lets leave it with Immanuel Kant who said "Drei Dinge helfen, die Mühseligkeiten des Lebens zu tragen: Die Hoffnung, der Schlaf und das Lachen "
Nevertheless I liked the above example dagger you showed as an answer to Ian very much! It produced some nice daggers and input. Would have like to know where it can be seen, if not owned by a collector.