Horn hilted Yataghan, Is it Arabic or gibberish?

Battara · Yesterday, 10:22 PM

Looks Balkan, perhaps Bosnian.

gp · Today, 02:05 AM

could you specify "gibberish" or why you come to call it "gibberish"?

Also in order to determine anything, the sizes / dimensions of the yathagan might be helpfull....

Tip: perhaps my articles in the forum on the Ottoman Bosnian cold arms ( amongst it languages on blades of bichaqs and yataghans and items in Balkan museums) will assist you further....

FYI: the Fez shown on the pictue might either be from :

1. the Bosniaken K.u.K Infantery Regiments I to IV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia...inian_Infantry

or

2. the 13. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division of the SS Handschar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_W..._(1st_Croatian)

or (what is recently often seen) a recent copy made for either historical enactment or fake copies of the original ones

an indication might be the pet-badge or holes in the Fez

Today, 02:05 AM	#2
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 724	could you specify "gibberish" or why you come to call it "gibberish"? Also in order to determine anything, the sizes / dimensions of the yathagan might be helpfull.... Tip: perhaps my articles in the forum on the Ottoman Bosnian cold arms ( amongst it languages on blades of bichaqs and yataghans and items in Balkan museums) will assist you further.... FYI: the Fez shown on the pictue might either be from : 1. the Bosniaken K.u.K Infantery Regiments I to IV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia...inian_Infantry or 2. the 13. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division of the SS Handschar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_W..._(1st_Croatian) or (what is recently often seen) a recent copy made for either historical enactment or fake copies of the original ones an indication might be the pet-badge or holes in the Fez Last edited by gp; Today at 02:31 AM.

Yesterday, 10:22 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Looks Balkan, perhaps Bosnian.