HELP WITH A LARGE YATAGHAN!

eftihis · 25th July 2010, 11:44 PM

Hi Aristeidi,

I believe this kind of "kopis like" blades are earlier than 19th century, i would say that i have seen some examples that are from the mid 18th century.
The type of hilt reminds me some balkan yataghans, for example resemples the one bellow that has a latin inscription on the blade witch propably associates with the place of origin. I posted in the past this dagger but we didnt find any clues.

25th July 2010, 11:44 PM	#9
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	Hi Aristeidi, I believe this kind of "kopis like" blades are earlier than 19th century, i would say that i have seen some examples that are from the mid 18th century. The type of hilt reminds me some balkan yataghans, for example resemples the one bellow that has a latin inscription on the blade witch propably associates with the place of origin. I posted in the past this dagger but we didnt find any clues. Attached Images