turkish officers sword

ariel · 5th April 2008, 03:41 PM

Ottoman, late 19th, early 20th century. The blades were either import ( German, most often) or local, imitating German prototypes.
The crossguard should have drooping quillons.

mavi1970 · 6th April 2008, 03:27 PM

thanks ariel, I thought so about the quillions, but had never seen a sword of this type with one. now to restore it to find a quillions next to impossible.

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5th April 2008, 03:41 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Ottoman, late 19th, early 20th century. The blades were either import ( German, most often) or local, imitating German prototypes. The crossguard should have drooping quillons.

6th April 2008, 03:27 PM	#2
mavi1970 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada Posts: 90	thanks ariel, I thought so about the quillions, but had never seen a sword of this type with one. now to restore it to find a quillions next to impossible.