please help i am new

taxman1976 · 10th January 2006, 10:06 PM

i am trying to figure out what i have, any ideas? there looks to be farsi writing on it and i have sent that to a friend to translate it

Ian · 10th January 2006, 10:34 PM

Hi taxman1976 -- welcome to the Forum.

The knife you show is most likely of Turkish manufacture. We discussed these on the Forum a while back (maybe a year or more ago) and as I recall these were mostly of fairly recent (20th C.) manufacture.

One of our Turkish members can almost certainly provide the details you are looking for.

Ian.

Edit: Here is the link to a previous discussion of these knives. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=9394

taxman1976 · 10th January 2006, 11:53 PM

i will await a turkish response lol. i want to begin collecting blades but for decoration only. i find something about them mysterious if that makes sense. i wish i knew the story of it in general

Andrew · 11th January 2006, 12:00 AM

Welcome, taxman. Believe me, we all share your feelings in one fashion or another.

If you look at the thread Ian linked, you will note some posts by erlikhan, who is Turkish, located in Istanbul.

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Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,203	Turkish Hi taxman1976 -- welcome to the Forum. The knife you show is most likely of Turkish manufacture. We discussed these on the Forum a while back (maybe a year or more ago) and as I recall these were mostly of fairly recent (20th C.) manufacture. One of our Turkish members can almost certainly provide the details you are looking for. Ian. Edit: Here is the link to a previous discussion of these knives. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=9394 Last edited by Ian; 10th January 2006 at 10:42 PM. Reason: Added link to old thread

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taxman1976 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2	thanks for the information i will await a turkish response lol. i want to begin collecting blades but for decoration only. i find something about them mysterious if that makes sense. i wish i knew the story of it in general

11th January 2006, 12:00 AM	#4
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Welcome, taxman. Believe me, we all share your feelings in one fashion or another. If you look at the thread Ian linked, you will note some posts by erlikhan, who is Turkish, located in Istanbul.