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5th December 2010, 10:08 PM | #1 |
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Very beautiful yataghan, congratulations. Per Astvatsaturian, based on the bolster, this would fall into the Istanbul type. Her classification system is not absolute and there are some mistakes, but given the overall quality of this piece, I can completely imagine that this was indeed produced in the Ottoman capital for a person of significance. His name and maybe even the name of the maker are likely in the two panels on the left side of the blade.
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5th December 2010, 10:45 PM | #3 |
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"Yet another Yat"
You could hardly underplay that any more could you? BEAUTIFUL! |
6th December 2010, 12:04 AM | #4 |
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here are the two blocks that has the info. one of them looks like it was scratched out on purpose, but hopefully still readable. i darkened it on purpose hoping it helps. the other one is very legible...
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6th December 2010, 12:18 AM | #5 |
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the handle, and more gold...
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6th December 2010, 02:45 AM | #6 |
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What a nice yat! Love the koftgari and silver scabbard.
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