Shamshir with tugra or makers mark?

eftihis · 16th March 2008, 03:15 PM

Hallo Alex,
It is not easy to stamp a blade unless is red hot, so i guess this stamp was made at the time of manufacture. If it was to heat the blade in a latter period only at a specific area, i think it it would lose its temper. This one looks ok and the steel makes a nice clear sound.

I have seen in the past on ebay a seller from Bulgaria selling a tugra stamp!

ALEX · 16th March 2008, 04:15 PM

Yes, it would be impossible to stamp heat treated blade without re-heating the metal. I think it's technically possible to apply / direct heat to a small local area of the blade and stamp it without affecting the structure of the blade as a whole. It'd be a delicate procedure (and the stamp tool itself had to be hardened !!!), so I agree - it had been likely done when the blade was made.

16th March 2008, 03:15 PM	#1
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	Hallo Alex, It is not easy to stamp a blade unless is red hot, so i guess this stamp was made at the time of manufacture. If it was to heat the blade in a latter period only at a specific area, i think it it would lose its temper. This one looks ok and the steel makes a nice clear sound. I have seen in the past on ebay a seller from Bulgaria selling a tugra stamp!

16th March 2008, 04:15 PM	#2
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Yes, it would be impossible to stamp heat treated blade without re-heating the metal. I think it's technically possible to apply / direct heat to a small local area of the blade and stamp it without affecting the structure of the blade as a whole. It'd be a delicate procedure (and the stamp tool itself had to be hardened !!!), so I agree - it had been likely done when the blade was made.