Thank you all for joining the discussion. The sword was once more beautiful i guess, with all gold inscriptions on the hilt which are now quite warn off due to handling a lot.
Iron would corrode in ocean environment, thats correct. Then perhaps the purpose of iron preference is something different. Maybe the ease of applying koftgari onto iron. It cant be done onto ivory. What I know, is that there is no similar sample among 50-60 yataghans in the military museum.
The word levent definitely is not Turkish. Sounds from the same origin with the word "levantin", which certainly comes from French word "lever" which means "the rise of sun" describing eastern Mediterennean. (I dont know French, anybody please correct it if it is wrong).
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