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Originally Posted by TVV
These yataghans were Greek, as in, intended for use in what is nowadays Greece. It would be therefore far more likely that any dropoff in their production would be the result of Greek independence and the transition to a modern army by the newly formed Greek state, than have anything to do with the janissary corpse.
There might be other evidence to support the theory, ideally based on facts and not just observations. The Ottomans kept detailed records of goods produced and sold within the Empire, and any serious research should focus on those.
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I absolutely agree with you about the importance of supporting the theory with factual materials, but I would not belittle the value of empirical data, especially supported by a sufficient statistical sampling.
After 1825-26, there was a noticeable decrease in the quantity of any yataghans, not only Greek ones.