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Hello All, this is my first post seeking information from the knowledgeable folks on here. 👍
This is a Yatagan blade (that much I know!) that I pulled out of a house clearance trash bin many years ago. It was a lump of rust with the remainder of a horn handle in a terrible split & hairy state pushed off the blade with rust. There was a brass embossed typical triangle on one side & the frayed remains of some fine brass wire, knowing nothing at the time (20 years ago) I sanded it by hand & presumed it was carbon steel, & made the oak handle you now see. Roll on another 15 years or so & I read something that made me wonder if it might be pattern welded, a quick try with Ferric Cloride looked promising so after a few ferric & vinegar soaks in a bent pvc pipe this is where I am. Please forgive the handle, but to be honest the original was ruined & if I hadn’t picked it up it would be in a land fill now! Any info welcome. Thanks. Last edited by Ian; 4th September 2023 at 05:16 AM. |
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Hi Carl,
The central pattern on your blade resembles "Turkish ribbon," which has been discussed elsewhere on the Ethnographic Forum. Your pictures are very large. I will resize them. Perhaps you could post smaller ones next time so that they will fit on a single screen rather than having to scroll across. The recommended file sizes are listed in the "Manage Attachments" section of the Thread Post page. This looks like a very good save. Nice old blade. BTW, I think the handle looks fine and appropriate for an old garbage bin find. Ian Last edited by Ian; 4th September 2023 at 05:19 AM. |
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Thank's for your reply Ian, and sorry about the large images, I made the mistake of linking them which I realised afterwards isn't appropriate! Sorry.
I shall have a search for "Turkish ribbon". Thank you. |
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Oh this Turkish blade is wonderful. The only addition I would make is that this could come from Turkey proper.
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Thank you Battara.
After reading up on Turkish ribbon I have a question, I understand the stacking of the twisted bars & my blade has four quite distinct ones along the centre, but what is the composition of the bars that make the cutting edge & spine? Having looked at other blades of similar construction the spine & edge bars look much plainer, am I correct in assuming this is welded up from the same steel/iron as the pattern bars but a much finer "mix"? Because my blade was so rusty & required a lot of etching I'm guessing it's this that is showing as fine mix of random & some straighter lines? |
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I would say yes to your question. In fact, it makes sense that it would be more horizontal laminations for stiffness and hardened steel (not iron).
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