Two beauties

Flavio · 27th January 2007, 02:37 PM

Hi all, here are two of my last purchases for comments: a yataghan and a guradè. Is the handle of the yataghan rhino? it's quite different from other horn handles that i have, but maybe is a different kind of cow

Thank you

Flavio · 27th January 2007, 02:41 PM

The yatagahan

Flavio · 27th January 2007, 02:43 PM

More. The total leght in scabbard is 86 cm!!

S.Al-Anizi · 27th January 2007, 08:48 PM

Hello Flavio,

congratulations on those pieces, they're very nice. Especially that gurade, each collection must have one

What brand of blade is it? It doesnt seem to be a G.G., nor a Wilkinson.

Also, the date on the yataghan is 1274 AH, which translates to 1857 AD.

Flavio · 27th January 2007, 09:43 PM

Thank you S.Al-Anizi

To be honest i don't know the brand of the blade, there aren't signatures only the lion of Etiopia is present but not visible because covered.

Paul Digard · 27th January 2007, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S.Al-Anizi

What brand of blade is it? It doesnt seem to be a G.G., nor a Wilkinson.

Do you know where/who by these GG blades were made? They crop up from time to time on British military swords from Napoleonic through Victorian times. Ebay sellers are often fond of saying this means the sword is from the grenadier guards but I don't recall ever hearing what the mark actually means.

ANy info gratefully received!

Paul

S.Al-Anizi · 27th January 2007, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Digard

Do you know where/who by these GG blades were made? They crop up from time to time on British military swords from Napoleonic through Victorian times. Ebay sellers are often fond of saying this means the sword is from the grenadier guards but I don't recall ever hearing what the mark actually means.

ANy info gratefully received!

Paul

All I learnt about them was that the G.G stands for Ges Gesch, a German factory that made blades, which also uses the thermometer sign on the ricasso of their blades. Of course, all this info I know comes from Jeff and Jim, who know alot more about this than I do. All the G.G blades Ive seen were on Ethiopian fittings, both sabres and broadswords.

roanoa · 27th January 2007, 11:18 PM

The GG has been discussed on the Ethiopia, Anyone? thread. It stands for GESETZLICH GESCHUETZT, which means Mark of Guarantee (more or less). Cheers, RON

VANDOO · 28th January 2007, 03:41 PM

THE HORN HANDLE SURE LOOKS LIKE RHINO TO ME AND WOULD BE AN UNUSUAL MATERIAL FOR TURKISH SWORDS. VERY GOOD PICTURES BY THE WAY. CONGRADULATIONS ON THE TWO BEAUTIES.

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Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Two beauties Hi all, here are two of my last purchases for comments: a yataghan and a guradè. Is the handle of the yataghan rhino? it's quite different from other horn handles that i have, but maybe is a different kind of cow Thank you Attached Images

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Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	The yatagahan Attached Images

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Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	More. The total leght in scabbard is 86 cm!! Attached Images

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27th January 2007, 08:48 PM	#4
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	Hello Flavio, congratulations on those pieces, they're very nice. Especially that gurade, each collection must have one What brand of blade is it? It doesnt seem to be a G.G., nor a Wilkinson. Also, the date on the yataghan is 1274 AH, which translates to 1857 AD.

27th January 2007, 09:43 PM	#5
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thank you S.Al-Anizi To be honest i don't know the brand of the blade, there aren't signatures only the lion of Etiopia is present but not visible because covered.

27th January 2007, 11:18 PM	#8
roanoa Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 241	The GG has been discussed on the Ethiopia, Anyone? thread. It stands for GESETZLICH GESCHUETZT, which means Mark of Guarantee (more or less). Cheers, RON

28th January 2007, 03:41 PM	#9
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE HORN HANDLE SURE LOOKS LIKE RHINO TO ME AND WOULD BE AN UNUSUAL MATERIAL FOR TURKISH SWORDS. VERY GOOD PICTURES BY THE WAY. CONGRADULATIONS ON THE TWO BEAUTIES.