Yatagan for translation and comments
 

Hello,

I have recently acquired the Yatagan in the photos attached.

Can somebody please help me with the translation of the cartouche?!

What do you think about it, made in Turkey, or made it in the Balkans?!

Regards,

Marius

Very nice yataghan, top quality. My guess would be Balkan, and if I have to guess further, I would say Bosnia.

Teodor

I would agree that it is an Ottoman Balkan yatagan, very nice, looks like walrus ivory hilt and the inscriptions seem to be intact.

Thank you very much for your information! :)

Marius

Still no translation of the cartouche?! :(

I would like to see that as well, hopefully someone will be able to help translate it.

As it has two cartouches, I suspect that one contains some talismanic verses from the Quran, while the other may provide some information about the maker and/or the original owner. So I will keep trying to have them translated.

The seller (HH) mentioned the blade was dated with the year 1224 AH (1813) but I could not identify any numerals in the cartouches (not that I am very knowledgeable at this).

The first one:
The names of the Seven Sleepers and their dog. "Yemliha, Mekselina, Mislina, Mernuş, Debernuş, Şazenuş, Kefeştatayuş, and Kıtmir"

The second one:
Sine-i Adaya ya Rab bu bıçağı kıl nişan,
Sahibine verme ya Rab ömrü oldukça zeval


Which can be roughly translated:
Let this knife be a sign on the bossom of the enemy
Don't let any harm come to the owner of this knife in his life

No dates on the cartouches by the way.

Best,

No date but great inscriptions.


The names of the Seven Sleepers and their dog. "Yemliha, Mekselina, Mislina, Mernuş, Debernuş, Şazenuş, Kefeştatayuş, and Kıtmir"


Sine-i Adaya ya Rab bu bıçağı kıl nişan,
Sahibine verme ya Rab ömrü oldukça zeval
"Let this knife be a sign on the bossom of the enemy
Don't let any harm come to the owner of this knife in his life"

The sword is very beautiful
I want to know where I can buy them

Hi benny.lee,

commercial links are forbidden in this forum and you have blocked private messages.
But if you look carefully the different topics, you will find some sources.

Roland

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! :)

As I said, I own this sword but it is not for sale. However, beautiful Yataghans show up regularly in European auctions. So just watch auction sites.

Occasionally you can buy them even on eBay.

Good hunting!
:)

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