new bichaq

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Found a very nice bichaq for sale and did buy it, was quite dirty and sadly no scabbard ...
The latter would have anyway been only a standard one: wooden with a copper cover and the usual simple decordation of a couple of "v" signs.

Interesting for me was the fact that it only had writing (gold and a little worn off ), only at one side of the blade and in Arabic characters ( Sarajevo in old calligraphy ) which indicates it to be pre 1878 ( guess around 1860).
Also interesting are the grooves at the top of the handle, grip which I never had encountered before.

Not a big one: length total 20 cm, grip 9,5 cm and blade 10,5cm.

Your thoughts please and is there one in your collection?