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The blade of this yatagan appears to be mono steel but someone put a lot of work into the scabbard decorations. I was hoping to find out some information as to what region this may have come from.The hilt looks to be neillo, there is some kind of script on the spine and scabbard.
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Nice yataghan. I believe these to be from Greece, and I understand that this is still a somewhat generic description. In Elgood's book on Balkan arms there are multiple examples, some with provenance attributed to Greek freedom fighters. Astvatsaturian had assigned those to Eastern Anatolia, based on the niello decoration, but she herself would admit that these were just guesses at the time she wrote her book. We know that niello decoration was used in the Balkans for decoration, and since Epirus yataghans seem to have more pronounced ears, I would guess that this type should be from further South.
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Nice piece estcrh, I know hardly anything about these weapons except that they combine beauty with fit for purpose. From my limited research I find it difficult to determine the origin but from the hilt design I would say it was from Greece. Wish it was mine.
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Hi Guys,
I agree for the yatagan but the scabbard is very interesting. The flowers in frise are common to Ottoman Turkish scabbards. But the birds, animals and inscriptions look Persian to me. Is it possible that someone can translate these inscriptions? It could be a cross cultural object... Kubur |
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Обычно на ятаганах этого типа в надписи имена семи отроков эфесских.
Usually this type of yatagan in writing the names of the seven youths of Ephesus. Last edited by Saracen; 27th March 2016 at 08:41 PM. |
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Here is another similar "Greek" yatagan.
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Hi,
Here the same kind of scabbard http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2595 maybe i was wrong your scabbard is Turkish and not Persian... Sorry!! Best, Kubur |
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but the yataghan is Greek of course |
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A last point, finally I do not think that your yatagan is Greek. Please, look at Elgood, the Greek style is very particular. Your yatagan should be Balkans or even Turkish, but not Greek. |
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