Ottoman Kard with Repurposed Yataghan Turkish Ribbon Blade

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Originally Posted by estcrh

All of the blades look to be from different sources.

In my opinion this situation is indicative of the absence of developed forging Technology weapons. We can see something similar in Bukhara and Khiva Khanate of the 19th century, where most of the blades of shamshirs, daggers and knives were imported from Persia.

That is, in this case, in the absence of production of quality blades, for the manufacture of Turkmen kards, take any suitable blade, which fall into the hands of the master.