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Hello members,
I came across this small well worked knife, handle from some sort of horn interlard with iron nails for better grip, bolster and end cap casted brass, blade is worked with care. It's very small with 18,5 cm overall, 9,5 cm visible blade length, peened blind tang. 3,6 mm thick near the handle. Weight is 44 gram. I am not firm with Ottoman knives and daggers but think that it is very Ottoman influenced!? ![]() I have seen similar knives described as Bulgarian shepherd's knives, is it such an item? See for example here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=bulgarian It look very old to my eyes. Who can help with the exact id and/or is able to tell me a little bit more about this small fellow? ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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Hi
I confirm what you wrote it's Ottoman, but i don't know if its Turkish or Balkan... ![]() |
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Thank's for comment and confirming that it's Ottoman. Hope someone can tell me more! Regards, Detlef |
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Thanks Kubur I know that it's indeed a Ottoman knife!
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It coming with a similar but bigger one which I have resold, here some auction pictures, maybe it's helpful.
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Very nice knife; the blade profile and the file work remind me of Cretan blades.
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This is not connected to Bulgarian shepherd's knives for sure. To me it is reminiscent of Central Asian knives, such as the Uzbek pichok (you can see some earlier Bukhara examples in the Moser collection, etc. for comparison). This does not mean it is not Ottoman - in fact, it most probably is, but it is an older Central Asian form and not connected to the Balkans.
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Thank you very much Teodor!
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I collect these knives and I know it is Ottoman Turkish from the Black Sea region. It belongs to Laz people. Laz people, today considered a minority muslim community in Turkey live along the Black Sea especially Trebizond area and are excellent knive makers, even today. this style was popular at the beginning o fthe century early 1900s until 40s and even 50s. They have somewhet changed in style but they have a dinstinct style and very detailed and quality workmanship and decorations. If you know Laz Yatagans you know what I am talking about
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thank you very much for pin down the exact origin of this little knife. Sadly my search with your given keywords don't show any similar knives. Would you be so kind to show some of your examples for comparison? So we would have a reference thread to show this knife type. Regards, Detlef |
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Hi,
I just realized how hard it is to find good samples of these knives online ![]() I dont have pictures of my collection readily available but I found some examples online for you just now. |
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thank you very much for the provided examples, now I see that you are correct. ![]() I don't want to give pressure but would be glad to see your collection of this knife type (saldirma) one day! ![]() Any age guess by my example? ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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These knives were made mostly for utility, the smaller types but the larger ones were carried for self defense or intimidation. The word "saldirma" means "attack" and it is the name given to the larger of these knives. they have the blood channels and a curved double edge tip for stabbing. there are even traditional folklor dances including these knives where 2 or 4 men dance with knives pretend to attack each other
![]() ![]() ![]() I will gladly show you my collection when I get a chance. Of the date for yours I believe is 1920s or may be later..hard to tell. Bigger ones are usually older as carrying knives and swords was banned in modern era Turkey after WW2 I believe. It is still illegal to carry knives on person in Turkey. Many of the swords, yatagans and big knives were hidden or destroyed because of this. |
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Hi sfenoid13,
I had always thought that this knife was from the Trabzon region. Is it a saldirma? Sincerely, RobT |
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I just thought I might as well join in with mine, posted before but on its own thread.
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very nice knives but we must be careful not to mix 3 differnet types I see in this thread :
1. former Yugoslavia ( Bosnian knives) 2. Surmene knives 3. Laz knives or as they are called in Georgia "Babas Khama" with some pics of the latter |
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Hi gp,
Are you saying that the knife I posted is from the "former Yugoslavia ( Bosnian knives)" and the knife that David R posted is from the "Surmene" area?. What about the pictures from sfenoid13 that Sajen posted? Sincerely, RobT |
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#5 from Detlef is a Bosnian one…that triggered my attention.
Next I see a few ( very nice) Surmene ones, but also some Laz ones. And although we recently had an interesting exchange of minds in the forum concerning the Laz yataghans, I recently learned from a professional, who is a specialist on cold weapons from that region, that these Laz daggers shown are actually Georgian ( I compared them with some pics from his collection he showed me). Being not a specialist on the Caucasian topic, I know not all Laz are Surmene and vise versa. Sorry if my previous post lead to some confusion. BR Gunar Last edited by gp; 1st October 2022 at 12:21 AM. |
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