No, fullers do not always correlate with age. But when trying to identify something and one thing is missing which was common in a period of time, one must look for other details. As I said, another hint is the hammer on the spine of the blade just before the false edge of the yelman (the little prominent "hook"). With or without fullers, another rule of thumb seems to me, as I already said, the older the ottoman blade, the more prominent the hammer when the blade has a prominent yelman. I tried to give you help based solely on my knowledge as much as I could know. I think thats what people want when asking on a forum. Maybe Iīm completely wrong. Take it or leave it.
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I wrote a little story...
Person A shows a picture of the Titanic: Look this ship crossed the ocean in 1492.
Person B: Looks more like a 20th century ship to me. These old ships had sails. This one hasnīt.
Person A: But there were ships without sails back then, so this must be one of them.
Person B: But the circumstances differ. These old ships without sails had people in there rowing all the time and they were not meant to cross the ocean. Look here is a picture of Columbusīship. And here is another of a Roman galley. They had no motors back then, so the architecture was different.
Person A: No.
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Best wishes and good luck
(Image Ottoman saber, blade: 16-17th century. Other parts may be replaced, Source: Metropolitan Museum, New York)
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