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5th December 2010, 08:53 PM
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Yet another Yat
not my field, but when i see beauty, it's hard to say no
 . here's the pride of the ottomans. not sure the origin of this yataghan, but whoever had this comissioned must be an influential fellow. handle is walrus ivory, sheath is silver and the blade has so much gold, you woulda thought it was made in el dorado. any comments regarding its origin, or any comments?   
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5th December 2010, 08:54 PM
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more gold fever...
   
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5th December 2010, 09:22 PM
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Sweet! But i thought you were in "sell" mode these days...
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5th December 2010, 09:42 PM
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yep, that's for sho...
but never got out of "trade" mode 
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5th December 2010, 09:46 PM
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I'd imagine you traded a bit for it...
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5th December 2010, 10:08 PM
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Very beautiful yataghan, congratulations. Per Astvatsaturian, based on the bolster, this would fall into the Istanbul type. Her classification system is not absolute and there are some mistakes, but given the overall quality of this piece, I can completely imagine that this was indeed produced in the Ottoman capital for a person of significance. His name and maybe even the name of the maker are likely in the two panels on the left side of the blade.
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