Twistcore Kindjal for comments.

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by ariel

I agree: Turkish. In support of this are the scabbard cover and decorations; slender hilt; tall pommel; tall and narrow "buttons".
I do not think I saw many ( if any:-)) kindjals with twisted damscus, must be quite rare.
As to the " Empire bring-back", I have only one word: Gallipoli :-)
And, of course, continuous presence of British arm forces after the end of WWII, and Allenby's march across the Ottoman-controlled Palestine. Many occasions to get a nice trophy to hang on the wall in Goode Olde Englande :-)

Overall, very nice, good workmanship of the blade, but the ottomans, just like the Syrians, never mastered the artistic beauty of Kubachi.

Same here Ariel (And thank you for coming into this discussion) i have heard of them but never held one.
Were the Ottoman forces carrying this sort of thing in WW1 then?
Gallipoli was a bloody awful affair for all concerned.

[ariel]

I do not think for a second that it was a regulation weapon, but who knows what kind of sharpie-pointies people might have taken with them to war? And, of course, civilians in Palestine or Turkey proper had them in spades. I am sure there were many opportunities to acquire it either before or after WWI. Unfortunately, weapons do not talk......

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by ariel

Unfortunately, weapons do not talk......

Thanks mate, if it did come from Gallipoli it might be a blessing that it can't talk