Turkish Ribbon Yataghan

Emanuel · 17th April 2011, 10:11 PM

Hello folks,

I had the good fortune to pick up this yataghan a short while ago. The seller's pics suggested the blade might have a Turkish ribbon construction and it turned out to be the case. Blade is about 29"
It is dated 1271 - 1855. Can someone translate the small cartouche?

The handle scales are missing but it won't be too hard to replace them. The yataghan of this type I have seen had simple horn slabs, nothing fancy. At first look I thought the simple ferrule was a solder replacement. A very similar example on Oriental-Arms indicated that this is a pewter-silver alloy. It looks like it's meant to imitate the full silver/copper ferrules in appearance only. The blade has an integral bolster.

Also interesting is the blade's profile and thickness. It has a T-section and is about 1cm thick at the spine, over twice as thick as the Balkan yataghan I have (see pics below).

Comments, thoughts would be most welcome.
Emanuel

Emanuel · 17th April 2011, 10:12 PM

Opps wrong forum, my apologies...could Mods please delete?

Thanks,
E

17th April 2011, 10:11 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Turkish Ribbon Yataghan Hello folks, I had the good fortune to pick up this yataghan a short while ago. The seller's pics suggested the blade might have a Turkish ribbon construction and it turned out to be the case. Blade is about 29" It is dated 1271 - 1855. Can someone translate the small cartouche? The handle scales are missing but it won't be too hard to replace them. The yataghan of this type I have seen had simple horn slabs, nothing fancy. At first look I thought the simple ferrule was a solder replacement. A very similar example on Oriental-Arms indicated that this is a pewter-silver alloy. It looks like it's meant to imitate the full silver/copper ferrules in appearance only. The blade has an integral bolster. Also interesting is the blade's profile and thickness. It has a T-section and is about 1cm thick at the spine, over twice as thick as the Balkan yataghan I have (see pics below). Comments, thoughts would be most welcome. Emanuel Attached Images

17th April 2011, 10:12 PM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Opps wrong forum, my apologies...could Mods please delete? Thanks, E