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Here we have one that belonged to Osman Bey and was made in Damascus, Syria.
Now let us try to find more of the same kind with incriptions containing the place of origin, in the hope we can accurately locate more of them and eventually establish a pattern. Last edited by mariusgmioc; 19th March 2020 at 02:53 PM. |
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Here we have a second one attributed to Turkey and dated 1187 corresponding to 1773 AD.
Maybe Kwiatek will be kind enough to translate the text for us so we cand know where exactly does it come from... Last edited by mariusgmioc; 19th March 2020 at 02:55 PM. |
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Interesting that the second one is described as "... generally attributed to Albania or Montenegro". And then mentions its issuance to the " Balkan mercenaries"; those were by and large Albanians.
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And further continues saying they were in fact typical Turkish and of probable Kurdish origin... which is consistent with what Elgood said. ![]() Last edited by mariusgmioc; 20th March 2020 at 01:43 PM. |
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More of these, they are called by collectors and dealers "Albanian jambiya".
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As you can see some of them have hilts more Kurdish in style...
To support Marius point and the link with Persian blades, I think the Kurds are the link: from today Turkey to Syria up to Iran... |
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