Ottoman Hancer for translation

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Originally Posted by ariel

This configuration of a handle is often attributed to Albania.
Any evidence pro or con?

Pro
These daggers were very popular with Albanian mercenaries Bashi Bazouk.
You can see many paintings and engravings with them carrying these daggers.

Con
These daggers were in fact Ottoman Turkish.
Nevertheless according to Kwiatek's translation, some of them were made in the provinces like Syria.

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