Commonly, most of those "zeybek" yatağans are older Anatolian yatağans (usually inherited from family elders) that were rehilted in this IMHO crude manner. I believe the first one is are such an example. Even that very poor attempt at decoration and the "yol"( the matal part that hides where blade mmets hilt) might be added later.
I fail to see the Kayı stamp that is usually can be found in every weapon that became a part of Cebehane(Ottoman Royal Armory) one time or another. No offense but these two are hardly Royal Armory material. Fun fact: Kayı stamp is originally stylized version of a Turkish bow strung with an arrow, that is between two arrows; and originally used to mark the live stock that belong ed to the Kayı clan. Other Turkmen clans have their own stamps. In tişme it became a dynasty symbol, and used to mark almost everything that belonged to the House of Osman, especially arms and armour. It also a symbol that represents that they did not forget their nomadic Oğuz Turkish roots.
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