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Greetings folks!
I got this yataghan in horrible condition (but I could afford it for the first time) to replace the one that was stolen from me years ago. Here are pictures of the original condition: Last edited by Battara; 17th December 2020 at 06:36 AM. |
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Here are pictures of my restoration attempt. Lots of hard work and the learning curve was a sheer cliff! I had to teach myself how to do Turkish silver filigree (which is not on Youtube nor is anyone teaching it
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These are the main sections (circled in yellow) that I made from scratch:
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More pictures:
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Finally here is the inscription that needs to be translated.
Yes the blade is laminiated. And yes that is a tugra, but of which sultan? |
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Location: Austria
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Absolutely amazing work! Congratulations!
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