MY NEW TURKIS RIBBON YATAGAN

ALEX · 13th December 2009, 05:45 PM

Nice Yataghan, Congratulations!
Yataghans with images of sword/dagger and typical mark are well known and documented. There is a note on them in E.Astvatsuryan book "Turkish Weapons": the "daggers" are depicted on the right side of the blade and normally contain the name of the owner; whereas the engraved/framed cartouch goes on the left side and typically contains the name of the maker. The ribbon pattern usually comprises of 3 to 5, sometimes more, twisted layers. Yours shows 3, and nice and clear ones. Here is another, similar Yat with 6, or possibly more layers. The closeup shows how it was done: the central core is sandwiched between 2 steel layers, and each layer is separated by a thin line, so it'd be easier to count:-)

13th December 2009, 05:45 PM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Nice Yataghan, Congratulations! Yataghans with images of sword/dagger and typical mark are well known and documented. There is a note on them in E.Astvatsuryan book "Turkish Weapons": the "daggers" are depicted on the right side of the blade and normally contain the name of the owner; whereas the engraved/framed cartouch goes on the left side and typically contains the name of the maker. The ribbon pattern usually comprises of 3 to 5, sometimes more, twisted layers. Yours shows 3, and nice and clear ones. Here is another, similar Yat with 6, or possibly more layers. The closeup shows how it was done: the central core is sandwiched between 2 steel layers, and each layer is separated by a thin line, so it'd be easier to count:-) Attached Images