Fake Yataghans

Spunjer · 20th November 2010, 08:32 PM

Thx jose! But would repros go to the length of having gold koftgari, ivory pommel, and silver scabbard?

Battara · 20th November 2010, 11:08 PM

No. They would be normally too expensive and a repo is for cheap manufacture and quick sale. (You can email me if you want).

ariel · 21st November 2010, 04:43 PM

I am not aware of any blatantly fake yataghans, with the exception of chinese monstrosities not even resembling the original blade contour and with fantasy handles.
Jose, if you have any examples, could you post them? I would be very interested to look at them ( BTW, sorry for having missed you in Louisville, but you were doing a good deed, so all is forgiven).
And, as for the ivory/ gold/ koftgari.... I am with Jose 100%.

Battara · 21st November 2010, 06:48 PM

Fortunately they are difficult to reproduce well right now. Only yataghan bayonets are being reproduced at present. Below are 2 that are recent custom reproductions:

Battara · 21st November 2010, 06:50 PM

Below is a Vince Evans reproduction and although the best I have seen so far, you can still see that it is modern.

You can find the thread here: www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?p=94571

Spunjer · 21st November 2010, 09:19 PM

Well, that's reassuring. I'm eyeing a kindjal at the moment, and by doing a research in this forum, i was surprise at how rampant are the forgeries on these swords. Somehow, i was thinking about yataghans, and nothing is mentioned about these swords being faked... thanks!

Battara · 21st November 2010, 10:04 PM

Kindjals seem to be more easily faked. Yats are little harder to fake and so far not worth it. Perhaps not enough interest in them to fake.

21st November 2010, 06:48 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Fortunately they are difficult to reproduce well right now. Only yataghan bayonets are being reproduced at present. Below are 2 that are recent custom reproductions: Attached Images

21st November 2010, 06:50 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Below is a Vince Evans reproduction and although the best I have seen so far, you can still see that it is modern. You can find the thread here: www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?p=94571 Attached Images

20th November 2010, 08:32 PM	#1
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	Thx jose! But would repros go to the length of having gold koftgari, ivory pommel, and silver scabbard?

20th November 2010, 11:08 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	No. They would be normally too expensive and a repo is for cheap manufacture and quick sale. (You can email me if you want).

21st November 2010, 04:43 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I am not aware of any blatantly fake yataghans, with the exception of chinese monstrosities not even resembling the original blade contour and with fantasy handles. Jose, if you have any examples, could you post them? I would be very interested to look at them ( BTW, sorry for having missed you in Louisville, but you were doing a good deed, so all is forgiven). And, as for the ivory/ gold/ koftgari.... I am with Jose 100%.

21st November 2010, 09:19 PM	#6
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	Well, that's reassuring. I'm eyeing a kindjal at the moment, and by doing a research in this forum, i was surprise at how rampant are the forgeries on these swords. Somehow, i was thinking about yataghans, and nothing is mentioned about these swords being faked... thanks!

21st November 2010, 10:04 PM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Kindjals seem to be more easily faked. Yats are little harder to fake and so far not worth it. Perhaps not enough interest in them to fake.