16th July 2007, 06:04 PM | #1 |
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MY NEW BICHAQ
THIS IS MY LAST ADQUISITION, A BEATIFUL BICHAQ, , WITH TOTAL LENGHT 16.2 INCH. , AND WIT A INSCRIPTION WITHNTHE DATE 1868 SEEMS.
I HOPE YOU LIKE !! CARLOS |
16th July 2007, 10:16 PM | #2 |
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Muy Bien, Carlos! Congratulations! Looks like coin silver mounts, though lighting could be a factor. Would you show closeups of the blade?
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16th July 2007, 11:18 PM | #3 |
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Could this be Turkish? Very nice Carlos
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17th July 2007, 01:15 AM | #4 |
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Ottoman for sure.
Balkan, most likely. |
17th July 2007, 09:59 PM | #5 |
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MORE PICTURES...
MORE PICTURES...
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18th July 2007, 01:24 AM | #6 |
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I agree with Ariel completely.
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18th July 2007, 03:40 AM | #7 |
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In the book by Dora Boskovic "Zbirka yatagana u Hrvatskom Muzeju u Zagrebu" ( Yataghan collection in the Croatian Museum in Zagreb) there are quite a lot of yataghans with brass/bronze ears of identical configuration. Likely, all come from Bosnia and Serbia ( Croatia as such was not conrtolled by the Ottomans).
The author most often cited in the book is Marija Sercer. Together with the author and Astvatsaturyan this is a powerful female trio of weapon historians. Latent male chauvinists can just bite theit collective tongue |
18th July 2007, 02:42 PM | #8 |
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Another from the same maker
Hallo Carlos et all, the date is 1806, not 1866!
The dagger is for sure balkan, it can be Greek from Epirus but i cannot say that for sure. I am posting photos of a similar dagger, made obviously by the same maker, although this is made with niello work, and there is gold leaf in some pasts. The date is the same! |
18th July 2007, 05:37 PM | #9 |
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Efthis, you also have a nice piece, appears to be brass and silver with niello.
You and Ariel have been very helpful, thank you. |
18th July 2007, 05:54 PM | #10 |
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thanks
THANKS EVERYBODY BY THE ANSWERS!! THIS LAST DAGGER IS VERY VERY SIMILAR THAN MINE.
REGARDS CARLOS |
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