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I recently picked up this 1909 Turkish "D, " guard officers' sword which surprisingly I hadn't encountered before ;especially in light of the large size of the Ottoman army.
There is some type of name or dedication on the sword and if anyone could translate it, it would be appreciated ! |
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Thanks for posting. Never seen one of these before.
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Now THAT is interesting!!!
Where are these identified by this classification? Records on Ottoman military arms of these times are pretty esoteric. |
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Once I figured out what I thought it could be,and narrowed it down and found it, I punched in Ottoman Turkish 1909 Officers' "D," guard short sword and came up with a site www.ottoman-uniforms.com among other sites.
I hadn't encountered these before as well. I was also surprised that the sword scabbards do not have a drag, should be black and come with a frog. |
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The same publisher has a series of books on edged weapons military patterns for all Balkan countries, but these are topics that fall outside of my interests and the scope of this forum. Sincerely, Teodor |
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Oh, THAT book Teodor!! Actually I was waitin' for the movie ![]() I guess I meant, references on Ottoman military arms are 'relatively' esoteric as far as I knew for us average Joe's . Drac, thank you for the heads up on this site, which indeed offers amazing information on the arms and uniforms of the Ottoman army in these modern times ( maybe modern wrong term.....lets say late 19th early 20thc ). I had forgotten about these militaria magazines and sites and now that these are online, much more accessible. I guess its just knowing where to look . Thanks very much, very interesting look at 'somewhat little discussed' weapons of the Ottomans. |
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You are certainly welcome ;I found it by pure accident. I bookmarked it myself, as it is a good reference source .
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