Yatagan

David R · 14th February 2012, 12:20 AM

A piece from my collection, bought off the bargain pile at a dealers. The black horn hilt scales are replacements made by me, in a style I remembered from a previous piece I owned...the originals were long gone and painted plaster used to substitute.
Any comments on possible origin, and hopefully a translation of the inscription are invited and welcomed. The engraving is much cruder than the workmanship of the sword, so I guess done some time later.

Dom · 14th February 2012, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by David R

A piece from my collection, bought off the bargain pile at a dealers. The black horn hilt scales are replacements made by me, in a style I remembered from a previous piece I owned...the originals were long gone and painted plaster used to substitute.
Any comments on possible origin, and hopefully a translation of the inscription are invited and welcomed. The engraving is much cruder than the workmanship of the sword, so I guess done some time later.

Hi Dav
congratulations ... nice yatagan, very good reconstitution for the hilt
if only i could know from where I could get the corals ...

the quality of the engraving, will not help for a translation
any way, it's not a job for me, surely it's wrote in Turkish
except for Arabic writing, I'm useless ... sorry

à +

Dom

David R · 14th February 2012, 05:57 PM

Hi Dom, the corals on this piece are original to it, with one missing. I went hunting up coral for a replacement and a business down the road sells coral cabachons in a variety of sizes, but alas not the rich red of these, only a pale pink colour.
I think I was lucky with this one as well, I think the botched grips it had caused others to overlook it.

David R · 25th February 2012, 12:17 AM

Any Balkan, Turkish, fans out there?

AJ1356 · 25th February 2012, 03:31 AM

The inscription is hard to read but it is a common one on many Islamic swords. It basically reads, No man like Ali not sword like Zulfiqaar.

David R · 25th February 2012, 10:24 AM

I expected, hoped for, a standard motto or slogan. The engraving is so crudely done I think anything original would be incomprehensable. Pity really in a way, as the sword itself is nicely made.

14th February 2012, 12:20 AM	#1
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,134	Yatagan A piece from my collection, bought off the bargain pile at a dealers. The black horn hilt scales are replacements made by me, in a style I remembered from a previous piece I owned...the originals were long gone and painted plaster used to substitute. Any comments on possible origin, and hopefully a translation of the inscription are invited and welcomed. The engraving is much cruder than the workmanship of the sword, so I guess done some time later. Attached Images

14th February 2012, 05:57 PM	#3
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,134	Coral. Hi Dom, the corals on this piece are original to it, with one missing. I went hunting up coral for a replacement and a business down the road sells coral cabachons in a variety of sizes, but alas not the rich red of these, only a pale pink colour. I think I was lucky with this one as well, I think the botched grips it had caused others to overlook it.

25th February 2012, 12:17 AM	#4
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,134	Bump. Any Balkan, Turkish, fans out there?

25th February 2012, 10:24 AM	#6
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,134	Thankyou. I expected, hoped for, a standard motto or slogan. The engraving is so crudely done I think anything original would be incomprehensable. Pity really in a way, as the sword itself is nicely made.

25th February 2012, 03:31 AM	#5
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 317	The inscription is hard to read but it is a common one on many Islamic swords. It basically reads, No man like Ali not sword like Zulfiqaar.