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Forum: European Armoury Yesterday, 07:30 PM
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Posted By serdar
Karabela, any thoughts, which century, origin?

If someone has some clue, about origin and century, i would say ottoman, mounted in second half 18 century, with older blade from 17 century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th July 2025, 08:49 PM
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Posted By serdar
Very nice i would say a Greek made yatagan, very...

Very nice i would say a Greek made yatagan, very beautiful congrats!, i have similar but with more plain decorated blade, translation is:

O muhamed stand for Mustafa he is your folower. (Mustafa...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2025, 01:07 PM
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Posted By serdar
That blade profile and AA acid markings are...

That blade profile and AA acid markings are indian, cartuches are too big and over dimensioned, and engraved by acid, indian blade 19 century maybe end of 18.

Filigree is not at all real filigree...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2025, 12:58 PM
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Posted By serdar
About lion of god, asadullah blades (original...

About lion of god, asadullah blades (original ones) are very rare, by original ones i mean blades produced in time of asadullah (thing is, that still it is not known was that a blade smith or a blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2025, 10:19 PM
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Posted By serdar
Hy, A Bosnian made (mainly) knife, there is...

Hy,
A Bosnian made (mainly) knife, there is plenty of them in Bosnia, in Croatia on all flee markets and antique fairs, very comon things.

This one is on sale on Bosnian site.

They are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 10:52 PM
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Views: 2,237
Posted By serdar
So if enyone can help with translation. 😃

So if enyone can help with translation. 😃
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 10:51 PM
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Posted By serdar
Saber, from museum.

Saber, from museum.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 10:47 PM
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Views: 2,237
Posted By serdar
End like this is on Boka sabers, Ledeniks, and...

End like this is on Boka sabers, Ledeniks, and Palas.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 10:35 PM
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Posted By serdar
Very nice yatagan! Im not sure, but that...

Very nice yatagan!
Im not sure, but that yatagan could be made in a place near Dubrovnik, they were specialised in that sort of small granulated filigran silverwork, they made yatagans and pistols...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 10:34 PM
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Posted By serdar
These thin silver inlays like flower heads are...

These thin silver inlays like flower heads are original and much before thick ottoman inlay.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 10:16 PM
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Posted By serdar
Offcourse! I missed to upload it, il upload it...

Offcourse!
I missed to upload it, il upload it with few photos from other knives, there are two main diferences in ears, that grow in four diferences, regular ears, and ears that look similar to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 08:48 PM
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Views: 2,237
Posted By serdar
Yatagan(Boka kotorska pala sword)translation can someone help?

I have a Boka kotorska pala sword (yatagan) which is unusual, it has a persian ottoman writing on the blade on both sides, usualy boka kotorska palas doesent have anything ottoman on them, they are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2025, 09:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 54,361
Posted By serdar
Hy, offcourse, it is as i remember 72 cm in...

Hy, offcourse, it is as i remember 72 cm in lenght, width i realy dont remember.
It is a realy nice piece.

There are allso “yatagan” swords with bird like handle and similar style handles with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2025, 08:53 PM
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Views: 41,524
Posted By serdar
Very nice fighting kilij, looks 18 century by the...

Very nice fighting kilij, looks 18 century by the style and blade.
Does it have a text on the other side?

Did you ever saw a ottoman gaddara in person?
Persian ones are nice, but ottomans made...
Forum: European Armoury 14th June 2025, 08:39 PM
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Views: 4,014
Posted By serdar
Hy, i dont know if that is a belt loop, it is...

Hy, i dont know if that is a belt loop, it is small, around 14-15 cm in total lenght with scabbard, and that metal loop is small, if it is for a belt, then a small one, thats why i thougt it is maybe...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2025, 10:10 PM
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Posted By serdar
That scabard and kilij look like bosnian made,...

That scabard and kilij look like bosnian made, that sthitching is called turkish zipper, i never hear of ladders?
But have in mind that turkish zipper or what ever is modern name, in old books i...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2025, 08:21 PM
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Views: 41,524
Posted By serdar
[QUOTE=ASPaulding;276364] Translate of...

[QUOTE=ASPaulding;276364]


Translate of that kilij cartouche: Owner and possessor Jusuf year 1264 hijri.
There is a word before Jusuf but is not clear.

You have two nice kilij’s.


The one...
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2025, 08:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,014
Posted By serdar
Dagger, child dagger, “kidney dagger”?

A small dagger, engraved with initials, handle made from bone plates intertwine with brass, very nice thing.

If someone knows more about it?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2025, 08:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,613
Posted By serdar
Mameluke saber does anyone know more, age maybe?

Mameluke saber, century i realy dont know?

blade is turkish ribbon, made with yalman, back of the blade is thicker i canot describe much better but i have few older turkish blades with that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2025, 07:59 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 54,361
Posted By serdar
@gp “And in the third picture some yataghans...

@gp
“And in the third picture some yataghans from Montenegro 18th century”


Regarding those”Montenegro” yatagans, one in the midle is a albanian made 20 century scam yatagan, it is not real...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2025, 07:53 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 54,361
Posted By serdar
My example, turkish ribon, taken in montenegro...

My example, turkish ribon, taken in montenegro battle in year 1712, i agree a older examples of yatagan’s.
Regarding turkish ribbon, i have few sabers dated 17 century made from it.
Forum: European Armoury 11th May 2025, 07:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,817
Posted By serdar
As i noticed, there is a lot maybe 80% makers...

As i noticed, there is a lot maybe 80% makers marks and blades unknown i mean italian and styrian, export ones, this and that.

They have karabela in museum that to me looks like tulwar/pulwar...
Forum: European Armoury 11th May 2025, 07:40 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,817
Posted By serdar
Sorry for writing mistakes, im on the move, and...

Sorry for writing mistakes, im on the move, and third language english.
Forum: European Armoury 11th May 2025, 07:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,817
Posted By serdar
Thank you all! As i said before im not by...

Thank you all!

As i said before im not by any means expert on antique weapons of any sort, i wouldnt claim that never becouse i meet a few very old collectors that local people think about them...
Forum: European Armoury 9th May 2025, 07:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,817
Posted By serdar
So to conclude, after museum expert examined...

So to conclude, after museum expert examined saber, it is genuine, but heavily cleaned and leather repaired and retouched.
So thanx.
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