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16th September 2020, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Black Forest, Germany
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I've got this bichaq today with the shamshir mark on its blade
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17th September 2020, 12:59 AM
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Great examples and thank you GP for showing me those nicely worked brass scabbards and ferrules! One day when I grow up, I'll be able to replicate their quality of workmanship.
Congratulations Corrado26 on this new and nice piece. The "f" marks I think are simplified mini-shamshirs being used as maker's marks. TVV has a good point (every pun intended  ) in that old symbols are given new meanings with the arrival of a new religion. We see this happening in the Ottoman empire, the Philippines, India, and Pakistan/Afghanistan, Morocco, and Sudan.
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10th October 2020, 12:00 PM
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Quote:
Piece of advise on the bone hilt / handle if I may be so bold : it looks at one side in a perhaps poor condition. Not to bad but you have to check and watch it to avoid further deterioration and small pieces splitting off, I would advise to gently take a little drop of olive oil ( pure, not mixed and light colored only- not heavy colored; I use virgin olive oil) on your fingertip and gently and softly rub it over the darkish, damaged parts. Take a soft cloth to take , rub the dirt off and repeat it if required: you'll see it yourself. Do not overdo it and take no risk. just a little bit. It will not only clean the dirt a little but also feed the (mostly made from buffelo or ox ) horn and hence avoid further drying out. Not quite necessary but only visual improvement (if you want) you can use the finest stainless steel wool (Edelstahlwolle extra fein ) to smoothen the surface. Like they do with lefaucheux pinfire revolver bone handles Last edited by gp; 11th October 2020 at 09:42 AM. |
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11th October 2020, 07:37 AM
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Location: Black Forest, Germany
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Very good advice, thanks a lot. I used olive oil and hope that it will avoid to further dry out the grip material
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1st November 2020, 11:58 AM
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Join Date: May 2020
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my latest bichaq purchase; I wouldn't call it rare but rather unusual as this type of grip or handle is actually only found in the cutlery section or the most limited to the small knife (non bichaqs) section. Most Bosnian bichaq look like small yataghans or derived from them
This one from Sarajevo has : a total lenght of 34 cm without scabbard 33 cm a blade lenght of 23 cm |
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