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7th August 2011, 08:28 PM
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The Wootz Yataghan Thread
For years I was convinced that a wootz yataghan did not exist and had several discussions with other collectors about it; some agreed, some did not. About 10 years ago I found my first wootz yataghan(#1 below) and only recently found my second example(#2 below). Rsword and I thought it would be cool to put together a thread that explored exclusively yataghans with wootz blades. Pattern welded examples and twistcore examples are less rare, though beautiful nonetheless, but here let's see some more examples of yataghans with wootz blades, including the various forms of wootz. I am sure Rsword has an example to contribute and hope many others will as well.
#1 below is 23 inches overall. #2 is 22.5 inches overall. |
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7th August 2011, 10:52 PM
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Both are great, though my favorite is the first one.
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7th August 2011, 11:27 PM
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Amazing. Such lovely rare pieces. Is it far fetched to assume that those are persian trade blades?
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7th August 2011, 11:54 PM
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Honestly, I do not know about the blades, though the quality of the wootz is certainly Persian. The blade style though is quite Ottoman, and typical to lots of yats.
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7th August 2011, 11:58 PM
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What made me think its persian made for the turkish market is how similar the fullering and decoration to the ones done on persian made palas. Will try to find examples to share!
Last edited by A.alnakkas; 8th August 2011 at 12:12 AM. |
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8th August 2011, 12:01 AM
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