Yatagan Sword Shopping

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Originally Posted by TVV

...I would not place much importance on the fact that the eBay seller you bought it from is from Varna - Miro Bakardjiev is a relatively big dealer (or at least was before the postal ban) of antique edged weapons and he tends to gather them from all over Bulgaria. Pinpointing a geographic area is impossible, but the Balkan mountain is your best guess.
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thank you for the information which has been very informative, i've filed a copy away to keep it safe. it did indeed come from miro in the summer of 2005, i guess before the postal ban, fortuna dictated that the yataghan come live with me as i was able to win the auction at a very low price.