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ariel · 2nd May 2007, 08:52 PM

It is unquestionably Turkish, second half of the 19th century, military. That's when the Turks decided to model their military after the European, in particular German example. Moltke, a young officer then, was put in charge.
The swords were modeled after the traditional Kilic Adjemi, that was uncannily similar to the European Mameluke swords ( surprise, surprise...). Initially, they had handmade blades, but toward the end of the century, there were more and more light, nickel-plated ones. the wire-stitching of the scabbards disappeared. The cross-guard with down-turned quillons is typical of the era.

2nd May 2007, 08:52 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	It is unquestionably Turkish, second half of the 19th century, military. That's when the Turks decided to model their military after the European, in particular German example. Moltke, a young officer then, was put in charge. The swords were modeled after the traditional Kilic Adjemi, that was uncannily similar to the European Mameluke swords ( surprise, surprise...). Initially, they had handmade blades, but toward the end of the century, there were more and more light, nickel-plated ones. the wire-stitching of the scabbards disappeared. The cross-guard with down-turned quillons is typical of the era.