Ottoman Kilij in a Greek scabbard.

[Sylektis]

I am uploading some new photos, just in case they are clearer for translation.

[Battara]

One cartouche might say, "There is no god but God."

[Saracen]

In another cartouche, perhaps, "Mashallah"

[kwiatek]

Side A

In the large cartouche, in two lines, a Turkish couplet

Olunca düşman-ı küffar nümayan
Yararım sinesini ya lutf-ı yezdan

“When the infidel enemy appears
I cleave his breast, O God’s Grace!”

In the oblong cartouche above it, in Arabic

ya allah

“O God!l”

SIDE B

In the oblong cartouche nearest the hilt, in Arabic

tawakkaltu ‘ala allah

“I put my trust in God”

In the roundel above it

sahibuhu muhammad bin khwaja hasan gürci

“Its owner Muhammad bin Khwaja Hasan Gürci (Mehmed bin Hoca Hasan Gürci)”

In the oblong cartouche above it

ma sha’a allah

“What God has willed”

[DavidFriedman]

Nice!
May I ask how broad the blade is at the forte and also at the widest point at the yelman?

Thanks.

[Sylektis]

Originally Posted by kwiatek

Side A

In the large cartouche, in two lines, a Turkish couplet

Olunca düşman-ı küffar nümayan
Yararım sinesini ya lutf-ı yezdan

“When the infidel enemy appears
I cleave his breast, O God’s Grace!”

In the oblong cartouche above it, in Arabic

ya allah

“O God!l”

SIDE B

In the oblong cartouche nearest the hilt, in Arabic

tawakkaltu ‘ala allah

“I put my trust in God”

In the roundel above it

sahibuhu muhammad bin khwaja hasan gürci

“Its owner Muhammad bin Khwaja Hasan Gürci (Mehmed bin Hoca Hasan Gürci)”

In the oblong cartouche above it

ma sha’a allah

“What God has willed”

Thank you very much kwiatek, you are so precious !!!

DavidFriedman, here are your measurements.