Ottoman Bichaq help

Battara · 2nd March 2015, 01:54 AM

Greetings folks. Here is an Ottoman bichaq with a pattern welded blade. The hilt slabs are of rhino horn and the rest is silver with a little leather and ladder stitching in the middle of the scabbard.

Please take a look at the marks on the marks. Are these silver marks or something else?

Many thanks and Zukran!

Battara · 2nd March 2015, 01:54 AM

Oh yes - those marks:

Kubur · 2nd March 2015, 09:30 AM

Habibi
I have the same marks on a blunderbuss.
I will post some photos tonight.
There are stamps on the silver parts.
My blunderbuss is from Algeria.
It's possible that your bishaq comes from North Africa too...
Best,
Kubur

Kubur · 2nd March 2015, 06:51 PM

The photos

Battara · 3rd March 2015, 01:04 AM

Already helpful, thank you. Although my bichaq is Ottoman, the empire also included Algeria as well.

Battara · 4th March 2015, 10:56 PM

I was originally thinking that this was more Balkan due to the silver motif and style used. I did not think that the same motif and style was also used in Algeria, even though it was part of the empire.

2nd March 2015, 01:54 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Ottoman Bichaq help Greetings folks. Here is an Ottoman bichaq with a pattern welded blade. The hilt slabs are of rhino horn and the rest is silver with a little leather and ladder stitching in the middle of the scabbard. Please take a look at the marks on the marks. Are these silver marks or something else? Many thanks and Zukran! Attached Images

2nd March 2015, 01:54 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Oh yes - those marks: Attached Images

2nd March 2015, 06:51 PM	#4
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	The photos Attached Images

2nd March 2015, 09:30 AM	#3
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Habibi I have the same marks on a blunderbuss. I will post some photos tonight. There are stamps on the silver parts. My blunderbuss is from Algeria. It's possible that your bishaq comes from North Africa too... Best, Kubur

3rd March 2015, 01:04 AM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Already helpful, thank you. Although my bichaq is Ottoman, the empire also included Algeria as well.

4th March 2015, 10:56 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	I was originally thinking that this was more Balkan due to the silver motif and style used. I did not think that the same motif and style was also used in Algeria, even though it was part of the empire.