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Originally Posted by ward
There are some 16th century swords in Topkapi Palace that have a small fish on the grip, these are gold silver or other metal. I heard that fish were a symbol of potency to the early Turks, so it's probably pre-Islamic but stayed in use.
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Indeed, there's an article in "GLADIUS" by David Alexander dealing with this symbolism. It can be found
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