your advice please....

gp · 19th April 2022, 09:21 PM

not a big one (19 cm total: 10 cm blade and 9 grip/hilt), yet very sharp....
the yataghan-like grip/hilt is made from horn, seperated from the very thick and strong blade by a thin plate of copper ending in the bolster

bought it from a Turkish antique seller in Ankara,
he told me it to be at least 100 years old....
it looks indeed to have that age

and it is for sure Ottoman but from which region ?

it could be Balkan ? but also Ottoman from Anatolia ?
whilst it also reminds me of a pchak from Bukhara or Algerian ( decoration on the blade) ? Contradicting the latter two could be the yataghanish hilt...

Only thing I know is that it has some age, I like it very much but have no clue where its originates from....

So can you enlighten this poor Dutchie please ..?
Thnx a lot

19th April 2022, 09:21 PM	#1
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 659	your advice please.... not a big one (19 cm total: 10 cm blade and 9 grip/hilt), yet very sharp.... the yataghan-like grip/hilt is made from horn, seperated from the very thick and strong blade by a thin plate of copper ending in the bolster bought it from a Turkish antique seller in Ankara, he told me it to be at least 100 years old.... it looks indeed to have that age and it is for sure Ottoman but from which region ? it could be Balkan ? but also Ottoman from Anatolia ? whilst it also reminds me of a pchak from Bukhara or Algerian ( decoration on the blade) ? Contradicting the latter two could be the yataghanish hilt... Only thing I know is that it has some age, I like it very much but have no clue where its originates from.... So can you enlighten this poor Dutchie please ..? Thnx a lot Attached Images