An interesting Yataghan sword-stick for comment & analysis!

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Originally Posted by Kubur

Mmmmm nice screws and nail, definitively something recent, early or mid 20thc.

Those repairs certainly are, yes. Somehow I doubt the scales were that fractured when they were originally attached...

That said, the screws themselves actually look rather roughly made, so I suppose they could be original with the piece if the whole thing was made earlier. Maybe late 19th or something like that.