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Greetings folks. Here is an Ottoman bichaq with a pattern welded blade. The hilt slabs are of rhino horn and the rest is silver with a little leather and ladder stitching in the middle of the scabbard.
Please take a look at the marks on the marks. Are these silver marks or something else? Many thanks and Zukran! |
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Oh yes - those marks:
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Habibi
I have the same marks on a blunderbuss. I will post some photos tonight. There are stamps on the silver parts. My blunderbuss is from Algeria. It's possible that your bishaq comes from North Africa too... Best, Kubur |
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The photos
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Already helpful, thank you. Although my bichaq is Ottoman, the empire also included Algeria as well.
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I was originally thinking that this was more Balkan due to the silver motif and style used. I did not think that the same motif and style was also used in Algeria, even though it was part of the empire.
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