2 Yatagans for comment

gp · 22nd December 2024, 07:30 PM

FYI: 1878 was the end of the war between Russia and Ottoman empire ending in the Treaty of San Stefano, followed by the Congress of Berlin, with an enormous impact on the Balkans : the creation of several nations, annexation of Bosnia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Berlin

and prelude to the Balkan wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_Wars

and WWI

as for the decoration on the blade and grip/hilt of the long yataghan, this is not as refined and detailed as the Ottoman ones from the Balkans...see pics

yet the "simplicity" and floral decoration reminds me a little of 3 knives I have from Serbia, which were made just after the war between the Principality of Serbia and the Ottoman Empire. In conjunction with the Principality of Montenegro.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia...6%E2%80%931878) to see this you need to click on the link as shown in the last pic

The 3 knives have a steel blade but copper hilt and scabbard with nice but simple similar floral decoration, but the long yataghan as such I have never seen before....

22nd December 2024, 07:30 PM	#16
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 830	FYI: 1878 was the end of the war between Russia and Ottoman empire ending in the Treaty of San Stefano, followed by the Congress of Berlin, with an enormous impact on the Balkans : the creation of several nations, annexation of Bosnia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Berlin and prelude to the Balkan wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_Wars and WWI as for the decoration on the blade and grip/hilt of the long yataghan, this is not as refined and detailed as the Ottoman ones from the Balkans...see pics yet the "simplicity" and floral decoration reminds me a little of 3 knives I have from Serbia, which were made just after the war between the Principality of Serbia and the Ottoman Empire. In conjunction with the Principality of Montenegro. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia...6%E2%80%931878) to see this you need to click on the link as shown in the last pic The 3 knives have a steel blade but copper hilt and scabbard with nice but simple similar floral decoration, but the long yataghan as such I have never seen before.... Attached Images Last edited by gp; 22nd December 2024 at 10:55 PM.