Cretan daggers

eftihis · 20th July 2007, 01:52 PM

Hallo, speaking on Cretan knifes, can somebody help me with this date?
I am pretty sure this is a late 19th century knife, but the date is much older?
Any ideas?

erlikhan · 22nd July 2007, 08:24 AM

Eftihis,sorry I just had oppurtunity to log into the forum after my last reply. I didnt know that source you copied for sure. Then it means Crete was really somehow different . As far as I understand the high rate of conversion was because of existing religious problems and instabilities,similar to the ones in Bosnia,causing bigger portion of formerly Christian Bosnian population convert to Islam and create Boshnak people.
The dating on the bichaq must be 1924 in Arabic numbers but Gregorian calender according to me.

rand · 1st August 2007, 07:13 AM

Interesting that the 1924 date coincides with the date of the population exchange. Maybe some type of rememberence?

rand

eftihis · 25th August 2007, 10:15 AM

Rand, i have no idea on that...
Meanwill what about the inscription and date on this one?

rand · 25th August 2007, 09:23 PM

Hey Eftihis,

Date looks like 1295 or 1878 (western year)

First number was easy....

The second number is a bit blurry.....

Third number my best guess...

Fourth number a piece of cake....

1295 X >.03= 38.85, round off to 39
1295-39 = 1256
1256 + 622 = 1878

Whats your opinion?

rand

20th July 2007, 01:52 PM	#1
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	date on a cretan knife Hallo, speaking on Cretan knifes, can somebody help me with this date? I am pretty sure this is a late 19th century knife, but the date is much older? Any ideas? Attached Images

1st August 2007, 07:13 AM	#3
rand Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 539	1924 date Interesting that the 1924 date coincides with the date of the population exchange. Maybe some type of rememberence? rand

25th August 2007, 10:15 AM	#4
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	ottoman translation please Rand, i have no idea on that... Meanwill what about the inscription and date on this one? Attached Images

25th August 2007, 09:23 PM	#5
rand Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 539	Date Hey Eftihis, Date looks like 1295 or 1878 (western year) First number was easy.... The second number is a bit blurry..... Third number my best guess... Fourth number a piece of cake.... 1295 X >.03= 38.85, round off to 39 1295-39 = 1256 1256 + 622 = 1878 Whats your opinion? rand Last edited by rand; 25th August 2007 at 09:33 PM.

22nd July 2007, 08:24 AM	#2
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Eftihis,sorry I just had oppurtunity to log into the forum after my last reply. I didnt know that source you copied for sure. Then it means Crete was really somehow different . As far as I understand the high rate of conversion was because of existing religious problems and instabilities,similar to the ones in Bosnia,causing bigger portion of formerly Christian Bosnian population convert to Islam and create Boshnak people. The dating on the bichaq must be 1924 in Arabic numbers but Gregorian calender according to me.