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Old 8th May 2013, 03:20 AM   #1
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Default Straight-bladed yatagan

It's brass-mounted AND straight-bladed, both are not usual yatagan characteristics. The blade looks like it came from a 1700s broadsword, or was made in that style by a local blade-maker. I had a Saiif with a similar blade once.
The hilt is decorated with a repeated pattern of blooming flowers or vines on a stippled background. There are polished horn or bone inserts between the two halves of the grip and the tang, almost kindjal-like.
Blade is 58 cm. long. I've leafed through Asvacaturian's book, but didn't see anything remotely similar.
What are your thoughts?
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Old 8th May 2013, 05:42 AM   #2
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This is from the Balkans. The brass "ears" are cast and probably from the middle or late 19th century.
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Thanks. I suspected Albania, based on the brass hilt, but there wasn't another one like it in Elgood's Greece book. Do you have a printed source for comparable pieces?
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If I recall correctly there are similar examples in Boskovic's catalogue of yataghans from the Zagreb Museum, suggesting this is probably from the Western/North-Western Balkans.
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Old 9th May 2013, 02:29 AM   #5
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If I recall correctly there are similar examples in Boskovic's catalogue of yataghans from the Zagreb Museum, suggesting this is probably from the Western/North-Western Balkans.
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Indeed there are three within that show similarities in hilt styling...a shame they are black and white images because a lot more would be understood if they were colour.
One of the three also carries a straight blade.

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Thanks again!
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