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It is very difficult to tell where the yatagan was produced.Therefore we take into account the style of workmanship.Without any hypothesis and fantasy ... the style of work is Greek!Here's an example some of my Ελληνική λεπίδες
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Sorry for the late reply. Been a hectic and stressful week, with a bunch of houseguests, and a dead pet.
Here are some additional photos people requested, including closeups of the brass rivets in the hilt, and another closeup of the maker's mark. I'll take a look at the maker's mark catalogue that was linked now to see if I can place it. |
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It is not of course a definite answer but when you consider all the examples coming from Greek region of the Ottoman Empire this Yatagan is indeed Greek in origin. Of course the maker and owner was probably Ottoman Turkish.
The handle on the other hand is a obviously a more recent replacement to the lost silver niello handle. There is no discussion there. And the ha Dule is rather made just for practical purposes and looks hideous in my opinion ![]() I am also surprised how all the respected and valued veteran members here easily get mad and argue for such a petty topic ![]() ![]() |
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By the way I have a very similar Yatagan which came from Serbia but it never crossed my mind to doubt that it wasn’t Greek origin. Serbian Yatahans along with Bulgarians are almost all walrus or horn handle.
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The maker's name in the mark is 'Mustafa'
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I wasn't mad but let's say more disapointed because "the other member" is precisely a respected and valued veteran member... Quote:
Where is the Greek if the maker is Ottoman Turkish and the user / owner Ottoman Tukish?? ![]() |
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Perfect demonstration that this Greek origin is a nonsense.
Where is the Greek if the maker is Ottoman Turkish and the user / owner Ottoman Tukish?? ![]() The Greek is in region where this Ottoman Turkish owned and used his Yataghan. I am from Bulgaria, so is many generations of family, however I am not Bulgarian but rather Turkish. One of the many hundreds of thousand of Turks who were left behind when Ottoman Empire lost Bulgaria. Same happened with Greece. Bulgaria have tons of Yataghans , I have yet to see one Owens by a Slavic name, they are all inscribed to be owned by Turkish names, so are the makers. Same is true for “most” Greek yatagans too. |
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This probably comes too late, but all the marks posted here say “Mustafa”
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a few more pics from "Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild" - "Dalmatien", Band 11 Wien, k. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei., 1892
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some more pics by Henri Avelot et J. de La Nézičre - Monténégro, Bosnie, Herzégovine - Henri Laurens, Paris - no date (1894) - 248 pages
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