Ottoman silver shamshir sword

gp · 18th February 2025, 08:14 PM

very nice one ! My compliments.

The double headed eagle made me think of 3 potential "culprits" :

Russia,
Albania,
the Holy Roman empire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-headed_eagle

but most likely it is or could be related to Ali Pasha of Ioannina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Pasha_of_Ioannina

who had his role in the strive for independence in the region, next to being a link to the Hellenistic region .

Tip for those interested in the latter; a most interesting and beautiful book... "Captain Michalis / Ο Καπετάν Μιχάλης " (AKA Freedom or Death) by Nikos Kazantzakis

18th February 2025, 08:14 PM	#2
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 823	very nice one ! My compliments. The double headed eagle made me think of 3 potential "culprits" : Russia, Albania, the Holy Roman empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-headed_eagle but most likely it is or could be related to Ali Pasha of Ioannina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Pasha_of_Ioannina who had his role in the strive for independence in the region, next to being a link to the Hellenistic region . Tip for those interested in the latter; a most interesting and beautiful book... "Captain Michalis / Ο Καπετάν Μιχάλης " (AKA Freedom or Death) by Nikos Kazantzakis