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Old 28th September 2014, 09:46 AM   #4
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Thank you for the insight. Do you at least know what type of sword is this? Who would carry this kind of sword?
Your sword may be related to the police / security of that particular district. Here is a quote from "Crime and Punishment in Istanbul: 1700-1800" by Fariba Zarinebaf, 2011. On page 24 there is an interesting chapter, "The European Hub:Galata"

http://books.google.com/books?id=eq-...galata&f=false
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