turkish officers sword

mavi1970 · 5th April 2008, 01:53 PM

strange officers sword, handle is of shamshir/kilic style while rest of sword is normal german made for turkish market. brass handle has florals and designs as same as on scabbard bands. julius voos fabrique d'armes solingen is on spine of blade with crescent star design on blade with florals also. has anyone seen one like this before, and if so for repairs what would have been the cross guard, remnants of dirt on blade indicate possible crossguard like a kilic. thanks

ariel · 5th April 2008, 03:41 PM

Ottoman, late 19th, early 20th century. The blades were either import ( German, most often) or local, imitating German prototypes.
The crossguard should have drooping quillons.

mavi1970 · 6th April 2008, 03:27 PM

thanks ariel, I thought so about the quillions, but had never seen a sword of this type with one. now to restore it to find a quillions next to impossible.

5th April 2008, 01:53 PM	#1
mavi1970 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada Posts: 90	turkish officers sword strange officers sword, handle is of shamshir/kilic style while rest of sword is normal german made for turkish market. brass handle has florals and designs as same as on scabbard bands. julius voos fabrique d'armes solingen is on spine of blade with crescent star design on blade with florals also. has anyone seen one like this before, and if so for repairs what would have been the cross guard, remnants of dirt on blade indicate possible crossguard like a kilic. thanks Attached Images

5th April 2008, 03:41 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Ottoman, late 19th, early 20th century. The blades were either import ( German, most often) or local, imitating German prototypes. The crossguard should have drooping quillons.

6th April 2008, 03:27 PM	#3
mavi1970 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada Posts: 90	thanks ariel, I thought so about the quillions, but had never seen a sword of this type with one. now to restore it to find a quillions next to impossible.