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Old 24th September 2012, 09:00 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by VANDERNOTTE
I believe it's from The Balkans, mid 19th century.

In the inscription I see three numbers; Eight, three and four, Am I right
Hi Jacques
very nice yatagan, indeed from Balkans, his handle decor is very symptomatic
about the translation, must probably it's wrote in Turkish
only be able to read
AMAL MOHAMED either MADE BY MOHAMED

as well as you, I was believing that was some digits, but my translator seems formal, should be not ...
could be the complement of the first name, a typically name from Balkan for instance,
unusual for an Arabic native

but wait for, more skilled than us ... they are some here

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