My first yataghan

Emanuel · 4th March 2008, 12:28 AM

Hi Teodor, I hadn't seen your post for some reason. Both you and Zifir see 1216, so are we looking in the same place? The last four characters on the bottom right? I read the last one as a 9, 6 is like our 7 no?
Anyway, I'll defer to you both.

Thanks Zifir for the inscription. Manouchehr read the same on SFI and translated as "the work of Ahmed, the owner Mustafa".

As for the yataghan being Balkan, I had a suspicion this might be so. For the longest time I associated this type of ears to specifically Turkish, then Balkan came up and I was confused

I will clean the blade thoroughly and etch it to see what's hidden. I'll update pics when done.

Thanks to you both, and best regards,
Emanuel

- attached is a pic from www.omniglot.com and is what I based my reading on, is it correct?

Emanuel · 12th March 2008, 11:56 PM

After more cleaning and polishing, it turns out the fittings are all silver. It's too bad the bolster was broken like that.

TVV · 13th March 2008, 07:03 AM

Manolo,

I think I and Zifir might have been looking at the date before the clean picture. After you posted the better picture, I am more inclined to think it is a 9 rather than a 6. Which unless tha date helps you attribute the piece to a historical figure or an event, is not so important, and it is in all cases a nice early 19th century piece.

Regards,

Teodor

Emanuel · 14th March 2008, 02:39 AM

Hi Teodor,

The precise date is indeed not that important. I was just getting confused about Arabic numerals and wanted to be sure I was using the correct reference.

All the best,
Emanuel

4th March 2008, 12:28 AM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hi Teodor, I hadn't seen your post for some reason. Both you and Zifir see 1216, so are we looking in the same place? The last four characters on the bottom right? I read the last one as a 9, 6 is like our 7 no? Anyway, I'll defer to you both. Thanks Zifir for the inscription. Manouchehr read the same on SFI and translated as "the work of Ahmed, the owner Mustafa". As for the yataghan being Balkan, I had a suspicion this might be so. For the longest time I associated this type of ears to specifically Turkish, then Balkan came up and I was confused I will clean the blade thoroughly and etch it to see what's hidden. I'll update pics when done. Thanks to you both, and best regards, Emanuel - attached is a pic from www.omniglot.com and is what I based my reading on, is it correct? Attached Images

12th March 2008, 11:56 PM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	After more cleaning and polishing, it turns out the fittings are all silver. It's too bad the bolster was broken like that.

13th March 2008, 07:03 AM	#3
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	Manolo, I think I and Zifir might have been looking at the date before the clean picture. After you posted the better picture, I am more inclined to think it is a 9 rather than a 6. Which unless tha date helps you attribute the piece to a historical figure or an event, is not so important, and it is in all cases a nice early 19th century piece. Regards, Teodor

14th March 2008, 02:39 AM	#4
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hi Teodor, The precise date is indeed not that important. I was just getting confused about Arabic numerals and wanted to be sure I was using the correct reference. All the best, Emanuel