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carlos 16th July 2007 06:04 PM

MY NEW BICHAQ
 
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THIS IS MY LAST ADQUISITION, A BEATIFUL BICHAQ, , WITH TOTAL LENGHT 16.2 INCH. , AND WIT A INSCRIPTION WITHNTHE DATE 1868 SEEMS.
I HOPE YOU LIKE !!
CARLOS

Battara 16th July 2007 10:16 PM

Muy Bien, Carlos! Congratulations! Looks like coin silver mounts, though lighting could be a factor. Would you show closeups of the blade?

katana 16th July 2007 11:18 PM

Could this be Turkish? Very nice Carlos ;)

ariel 17th July 2007 01:15 AM

Ottoman for sure.
Balkan, most likely.

carlos 17th July 2007 09:59 PM

MORE PICTURES...
 
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MORE PICTURES...

Battara 18th July 2007 01:24 AM

I agree with Ariel completely.

ariel 18th July 2007 03:40 AM

In the book by Dora Boskovic "Zbirka yatagana u Hrvatskom Muzeju u Zagrebu" ( Yataghan collection in the Croatian Museum in Zagreb) there are quite a lot of yataghans with brass/bronze ears of identical configuration. Likely, all come from Bosnia and Serbia ( Croatia as such was not conrtolled by the Ottomans).
The author most often cited in the book is Marija Sercer. Together with the author and Astvatsaturyan this is a powerful female trio of weapon historians.
Latent male chauvinists can just bite theit collective tongue :D :D

eftihis 18th July 2007 02:42 PM

Another from the same maker
 
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Hallo Carlos et all, the date is 1806, not 1866!
The dagger is for sure balkan, it can be Greek from Epirus but i cannot say that for sure. I am posting photos of a similar dagger, made obviously by the same maker, although this is made with niello work, and there is gold leaf in some pasts. The date is the same!

Battara 18th July 2007 05:37 PM

Efthis, you also have a nice piece, appears to be brass and silver with niello.

You and Ariel have been very helpful, thank you.

carlos 18th July 2007 05:54 PM

thanks
 
THANKS EVERYBODY BY THE ANSWERS!! THIS LAST DAGGER IS VERY VERY SIMILAR THAN MINE.
REGARDS
CARLOS


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