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I finally got a yataghan, a turkish one in this case and at a great price. It lost one side of the bolster but otherwise in in good condition. The blade needs cleaning, but I'm afraid to damade the inlay. Will wd-40 and lemon juice have adverse effects on it?
I'm amazed by how thin the blade is, just 5mm. How thick do these get? If the yataghan is the root of the Kabyle flyssa I wonder why blade thickneses are so different. My small flyssa is a full cm thick at the base and spine. Flavio has asked on another thread about whether the inlay on his yat might be gold. In my case I think it is brass as there's some bluing and tarnish. I will try to make out the inscriptions on the blade. Can anybody read them? Thanks, Emanuel |
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