MY NEW BICHAQ

carlos · 16th July 2007, 07:04 PM

THIS IS MY LAST ADQUISITION, A BEATIFUL BICHAQ, , WITH TOTAL LENGHT 16.2 INCH. , AND WIT A INSCRIPTION WITHNTHE DATE 1868 SEEMS.
I HOPE YOU LIKE !!
CARLOS

Battara · 16th July 2007, 11:16 PM

Muy Bien, Carlos! Congratulations! Looks like coin silver mounts, though lighting could be a factor. Would you show closeups of the blade?

katana · 17th July 2007, 12:18 AM

Could this be Turkish? Very nice Carlos

ariel · 17th July 2007, 02:15 AM

Ottoman for sure.
Balkan, most likely.

carlos · 17th July 2007, 10:59 PM

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Battara · 18th July 2007, 02:24 AM

I agree with Ariel completely.

ariel · 18th July 2007, 04:40 AM

In the book by Dora Boskovic "Zbirka yatagana u Hrvatskom Muzeju u Zagrebu" ( Yataghan collection in the Croatian Museum in Zagreb) there are quite a lot of yataghans with brass/bronze ears of identical configuration. Likely, all come from Bosnia and Serbia ( Croatia as such was not conrtolled by the Ottomans).
The author most often cited in the book is Marija Sercer. Together with the author and Astvatsaturyan this is a powerful female trio of weapon historians.
Latent male chauvinists can just bite theit collective tongue

eftihis · 18th July 2007, 03:42 PM

Hallo Carlos et all, the date is 1806, not 1866!
The dagger is for sure balkan, it can be Greek from Epirus but i cannot say that for sure. I am posting photos of a similar dagger, made obviously by the same maker, although this is made with niello work, and there is gold leaf in some pasts. The date is the same!

Battara · 18th July 2007, 06:37 PM

Efthis, you also have a nice piece, appears to be brass and silver with niello.

You and Ariel have been very helpful, thank you.

carlos · 18th July 2007, 06:54 PM

THANKS EVERYBODY BY THE ANSWERS!! THIS LAST DAGGER IS VERY VERY SIMILAR THAN MINE.
REGARDS
CARLOS

16th July 2007, 07:04 PM	#1
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 737	MY NEW BICHAQ THIS IS MY LAST ADQUISITION, A BEATIFUL BICHAQ, , WITH TOTAL LENGHT 16.2 INCH. , AND WIT A INSCRIPTION WITHNTHE DATE 1868 SEEMS. I HOPE YOU LIKE !! CARLOS Attached Images

17th July 2007, 10:59 PM	#5
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 737	MORE PICTURES... MORE PICTURES... Attached Images

18th July 2007, 03:42 PM	#8
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 507	Another from the same maker Hallo Carlos et all, the date is 1806, not 1866! The dagger is for sure balkan, it can be Greek from Epirus but i cannot say that for sure. I am posting photos of a similar dagger, made obviously by the same maker, although this is made with niello work, and there is gold leaf in some pasts. The date is the same! Attached Images

18th July 2007, 06:54 PM	#10
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 737	thanks THANKS EVERYBODY BY THE ANSWERS!! THIS LAST DAGGER IS VERY VERY SIMILAR THAN MINE. REGARDS CARLOS

16th July 2007, 11:16 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	Muy Bien, Carlos! Congratulations! Looks like coin silver mounts, though lighting could be a factor. Would you show closeups of the blade?

17th July 2007, 12:18 AM	#3
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Could this be Turkish? Very nice Carlos

17th July 2007, 02:15 AM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Ottoman for sure. Balkan, most likely.

18th July 2007, 02:24 AM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	I agree with Ariel completely.

18th July 2007, 04:40 AM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	In the book by Dora Boskovic "Zbirka yatagana u Hrvatskom Muzeju u Zagrebu" ( Yataghan collection in the Croatian Museum in Zagreb) there are quite a lot of yataghans with brass/bronze ears of identical configuration. Likely, all come from Bosnia and Serbia ( Croatia as such was not conrtolled by the Ottomans). The author most often cited in the book is Marija Sercer. Together with the author and Astvatsaturyan this is a powerful female trio of weapon historians. Latent male chauvinists can just bite theit collective tongue

18th July 2007, 06:37 PM	#9
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	Efthis, you also have a nice piece, appears to be brass and silver with niello. You and Ariel have been very helpful, thank you.