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30th June 2009, 09:35 PM
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Location: Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Plas help id this Yataghan
Hi,
Can any of you shed light on this piece. The more info on it - the happier I'll be. Thank you. |
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30th June 2009, 09:38 PM
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Vikingsword Staff
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Do you plan to sell it in Swap ?
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30th June 2009, 09:42 PM
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Goodness! We are not supposed to ask such questions publicly. I'll PM you.
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30th June 2009, 11:59 PM
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Nice one Hatumesh!
I think I can make out a _128 on the top-left corner of the inscription. That would make it (1)716 on the Gregorian calendar. Emanuel |
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1st July 2009, 05:15 AM
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Could also be Balkan......
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1st July 2009, 02:04 PM
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Location: Haifa, Israel
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Yataghan, 18 or 19 C.
This type of Yataghans are commonly regarded as Balkan (The big wide walrus pommel ears). They were very common in the 19 C. I would be surprised to find an early 18 C. one. The blade could be an early one re-mounted in the 19 C. Yet, the quality of the silver work is 19 C. and I would expect a much better Caligraphy in the early 18 C. Another posibility is to read the date as 1280 (the short line after the figure 8 might be a 0) which makes 1863 in the Gregorian calendar.
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