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Yannis · 2nd August 2006, 10:52 PM

Well it is a nice piece that it has seen better days. There is a lot of restoration. Scabbard for sure. Hilt or bolster also. They don’t match. IMO hilt is from other yataghan. It does not look like rhino horn but a close picture of an ear could help. Date is 1238 = 1823 in western calendar.

2nd August 2006, 10:52 PM	#2
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	Well it is a nice piece that it has seen better days. There is a lot of restoration. Scabbard for sure. Hilt or bolster also. They don’t match. IMO hilt is from other yataghan. It does not look like rhino horn but a close picture of an ear could help. Date is 1238 = 1823 in western calendar.