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erlikhan · 20th February 2005, 10:18 AM

Austro Hungarian army had some Bosnian legions , and they used some exotic accessories, but i can see no spesific nuance which can be related to Austria or even Bosna. Just a beautiful pure Turkish style yataghan. It belonged to somebody of course, and its owner could be a soldier from those legions too, who knows, but nothing special to prove it, as far as I see. (But perhaps the inscription can reveal something to deny me).Its price climbed a bit high for an unscabbarded yataghan,making me stay away. This Austro-Hungarian story had a share in its price i guess.

20th February 2005, 10:18 AM	#2
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Austro Hungarian army had some Bosnian legions , and they used some exotic accessories, but i can see no spesific nuance which can be related to Austria or even Bosna. Just a beautiful pure Turkish style yataghan. It belonged to somebody of course, and its owner could be a soldier from those legions too, who knows, but nothing special to prove it, as far as I see. (But perhaps the inscription can reveal something to deny me).Its price climbed a bit high for an unscabbarded yataghan,making me stay away. This Austro-Hungarian story had a share in its price i guess. Last edited by erlikhan; 20th February 2005 at 11:10 AM.