Dom and Zifir, thank you very much for your help!
Battara, i havent handled the yataghan but its obvious from the photos that is "turkish ribbon" damascus steel.
Very interesting subject about the stamps of the yataghan makers. There must have been some sucessfull workshops with big production, because we often find blades with great similarity on shape, characteristics and ornamentation. Probably these blades were sold in many places, roughly finished and then the local workman was making ornamentation and the handle and also the decoration.
But for sure every stamp is different, because they are handmeda. Therefore the absence of surname is not a problem, if you observe closely 2 different for eg "hussein" If he is not the same Hussein, the stamp will be different, because it was made by a different person. DIfferent size, caligraphy, dept, etc...
By the way, great comment about the power of bureaucracy.... I hope the problems with surnames and passports end soon!
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