My first yataghan

VANDOO · 24th February 2008, 04:39 PM

A NICE START ON YATAGAN

, UNFORTUNATE A PIECE IS MISSING BUT NOT UNCOMMON ON OLD ONES WHO HAVE SEEN SOME USE. THE GRIPS LOOK TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THE BLADE IS NOT BAD SHOWING NO ACTIVE RUST AND NOT BEING OVER CLEANED. PERHAPS A GOOD WIPE DOWN WITH WD-40 ON A RAG AND A BIT OF MINERAL OIL ON THE HANDLE GRIPS WILL DO. A NICE DESIGN INLAYED INTO THE BLADE ,IS THERE A CARTOUCHE OR MAKERS MARK PRESENT?
I IMAGINE YOU COULD HAVE THE MISSING PART DUPLICATED IF YOU WERE NEAR THE MIDDLE EAST WHERE SUCH WORK IS STILL DONE LARGELY IN THE OLD FASHONED WAY. EASY TO FIND THOSE WHO DO SUCH WORK AS YOU JUST FOLLOW THE SOUND OF ALL THE HAMMERING OF METAL IN THE BAZZAR. THOSE MAKING THE LARGE METAL TRAYS AND VASE AND SUCH CAN LIKELY MAKE A PIECE FOR YOU OR DIRECT YOU TO THOSE WHO CAN.

Emanuel · 24th February 2008, 04:59 PM

Thank you both. Being in Toronto I am too far away from any traditional craftsman, but I figure I could take a jewellery-making course in time and eventually make a replacement myself. The cartouce or mark is visible on the last pic, on the left.

Emanuel

24th February 2008, 04:39 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A NICE START ON YATAGAN , UNFORTUNATE A PIECE IS MISSING BUT NOT UNCOMMON ON OLD ONES WHO HAVE SEEN SOME USE. THE GRIPS LOOK TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THE BLADE IS NOT BAD SHOWING NO ACTIVE RUST AND NOT BEING OVER CLEANED. PERHAPS A GOOD WIPE DOWN WITH WD-40 ON A RAG AND A BIT OF MINERAL OIL ON THE HANDLE GRIPS WILL DO. A NICE DESIGN INLAYED INTO THE BLADE ,IS THERE A CARTOUCHE OR MAKERS MARK PRESENT? I IMAGINE YOU COULD HAVE THE MISSING PART DUPLICATED IF YOU WERE NEAR THE MIDDLE EAST WHERE SUCH WORK IS STILL DONE LARGELY IN THE OLD FASHONED WAY. EASY TO FIND THOSE WHO DO SUCH WORK AS YOU JUST FOLLOW THE SOUND OF ALL THE HAMMERING OF METAL IN THE BAZZAR. THOSE MAKING THE LARGE METAL TRAYS AND VASE AND SUCH CAN LIKELY MAKE A PIECE FOR YOU OR DIRECT YOU TO THOSE WHO CAN.

24th February 2008, 04:59 PM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Thank you both. Being in Toronto I am too far away from any traditional craftsman, but I figure I could take a jewellery-making course in time and eventually make a replacement myself. The cartouce or mark is visible on the last pic, on the left. Emanuel