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Old 26th June 2016, 11:56 AM   #1
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Default Yataghan for translation and comment

Hello,

Recently purchased this Yataghan and I would appreciate any comments pertaining it.

Is it Greek, Bosnian or Turkish? Any date or maker's name in the cartouches?

Can anybody help me please with the translation of the cartouches?

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Old 26th June 2016, 10:12 PM   #2
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The hilt form looks more Turkish to me than Balkan.

Very nice!
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Old 27th June 2016, 02:38 PM   #3
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I HAVE NO IDEA BUT ITS A SUPERB EXAMPLE,I FEEL A LITTLE BIT JEALOUS.
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Old 27th June 2016, 04:49 PM   #4
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beautiful
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Got lucky this time. I was the loosing bidder but the winner didn't make the payment so the auction house sold it to me.
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Old 30th June 2016, 10:18 AM   #6
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Still nobody to help me with the translation?
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Old 30th June 2016, 07:56 PM   #7
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Still nobody to help me with the translation?
Once again a very nice yatagan with intact inscription. I looked all over trying to find a similar one but no luck so far, the monster head on the sabbard tip says Balkans to me but were exactly is the question.
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Old 2nd July 2016, 06:15 PM   #8
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I think that without a clear written location or smith's signature, it is close to impossible to accurately locate the place of manufacture since many manufacturing centers shared the same know-how and tradition and smiths and skills traveled frequently from center to center within the Ottoman Empire.

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