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					Originally Posted by  serdar
					 
				 
				Congrats on wining him! 
Mother of pearl things are 100% later make up add ons, red stones maybe but not sure, i wouldnt say they are carnelians, but who knows. 
That type of yatagans with peens in handle are almost always from bosnia, local cratsman made, and this one i would say a post ocupation (1878) made. 
			
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 thank you very much! Yes the decoration I also have on a bichaq I got 4 years ago:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...4&postcount=86
and another one  couple of months ago as well:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...75&postcount=1
strange remains the wooden handle; but I have to see it first if it is indeed wood, when it arrives...