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Old 8th December 2024, 03:40 AM   #4
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Good question on the lengths. Mine is about 62 cm overall. My friend's as the tape measure indicates is 57 cm overall. Number 140 in Karlsruher Turkenbeute is 75.5 cm.

Here are some more from Oriental Arms sold archive with a a length of 71 cm:
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And another one, also 71 cm:
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And a third one, with a similar hilt and bolster to mine, 60 cm long:
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The bolsters are all over the place, and the hilt also vary from tri-lobate to square to very small ears. A couple of the ones above have what looks like a heart shaped frog button on the scabbard mouth, which would be unusual for an Ottoman weapon but much more in place in an Austrian context.

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