Very old Turkish (?) sabre for ID

TVV · 2nd January 2012, 08:21 PM

Gentlemen,
I am looking for some help to ID a sword that belongs to a friend of mine. It was dug up in Northern Bulgaria near the city of Nicopolis. It would be tempting to link this find to the famous battle of Nicopolis in 1396 between the Ottomans and the forces of the last large scale Crusade of the Middle Ages.
The tang is at an angle, which is indicative of earlier blades as opposed to say an 18th century pala. The blade is however dofferent from Cuman and Golden Horde swords, which tend to be a lot more slender and do not have such a well pronounced yelman, thus my guess that it is Ottoman from the 14-15th centuries.
Measurements: the wholse sword with the tang is 87 cm, just the blade is only 78 cm long and 4 cm wide.
Can anyone help to narrow down the date and origin of this sabre?
Many thanks,
Teodor

2nd January 2012, 08:21 PM	#1
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,624	Very old Turkish (?) sabre for ID Gentlemen, I am looking for some help to ID a sword that belongs to a friend of mine. It was dug up in Northern Bulgaria near the city of Nicopolis. It would be tempting to link this find to the famous battle of Nicopolis in 1396 between the Ottomans and the forces of the last large scale Crusade of the Middle Ages. The tang is at an angle, which is indicative of earlier blades as opposed to say an 18th century pala. The blade is however dofferent from Cuman and Golden Horde swords, which tend to be a lot more slender and do not have such a well pronounced yelman, thus my guess that it is Ottoman from the 14-15th centuries. Measurements: the wholse sword with the tang is 87 cm, just the blade is only 78 cm long and 4 cm wide. Can anyone help to narrow down the date and origin of this sabre? Many thanks, Teodor Attached Images