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Old 20th March 2019, 08:50 PM   #1
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Default Yataghan origin requested

I picked up this yataghan this weekend and I was wondering about its origins. The blade is 26" long and it has an armory mark on one side and a picture of a sword on the other. It looks like it has gone through numerous repairs throughout its lifetime.
Any guesses where it came from?
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Old 20th March 2019, 08:54 PM   #2
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A closer posting of the armory mark.
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Old 21st March 2019, 06:24 AM   #3
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I believe it’s pre 1850, from Balkans , possibly Bulgaria Ottoman.
The makers mark, not an armory mark is an early type. The sword drawing on the back is something I have not seen but could be a symbol for Zulfikar, the famous sword of Ali, which is mentioned on many Yatagans to bring good luck or blessings from God as a way of supplication.
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Old 21st March 2019, 02:06 PM   #4
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I believe it’s pre 1850, from Balkans , possibly Bulgaria Ottoman.
I'm not sure too, could be Balkans, Bulgaria, maybe Turkey?

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The sword symbol for Zulfikar, the famous sword of Ali, which is mentioned on many Yatagans to bring good luck or blessings from God as a way of supplication.
In fact symbol of Bektashi and janisseries... then the iconography was spread all over Ottoman arms... see my post on the pala... not understood by some members...
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Old 21st March 2019, 04:03 PM   #5
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Thank you both for your comments and I will read your "pala," post. In regards to the sword possibly being pre-1850, I think this could possibly be so; the furnishings are simple and show numerous repairs, however, the blade, in my estimation far exceeds the whole.
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Old 21st March 2019, 04:47 PM   #6
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Astvatsaturyan in her Russian book on Turkish weapons lumps yataghans with the image of a sword on the blade into a group hailing from Anatolia.
I have no idea on what grounds she reached this decision and bear no responsibility for its veracity.
I am just a reporter. Please do not shoot me.
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Old 21st March 2019, 07:32 PM   #7
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Thank you for the information.
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