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Originally Posted by sfenoid13
Thank you for the insight. Do you at least know what type of sword is this? Who would carry this kind of sword?
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Your sword may be related to the police / security of that particular district. Here is a quote from "Crime and Punishment in Istanbul: 1700-1800" by Fariba Zarinebaf, 2011. On page 24 there is an interesting chapter, "The European Hub:Galata"
http://books.google.com/books?id=eq-...galata&f=false