Bosnian Bichaq Comments/Help?

laEspadaAncha · 1st March 2010, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpel

Hi,

Firstly, the sheath and inlay on the handle are silver- or "silver"- rather than brass. Blame the poor photography for the yellowish tinge...

The closest parallel I could find is on p.45 of this book: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=T...bichaj&f=false

The bichaq (spelled bichaj

) shown there is practically identical, save for being slightly longer, and dates from the turn of the 18th/19th centuries.

Here's an enlargement of the image referenced above to more easily facilitate a comparison of the two:

TVV · 1st March 2010, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laEspadaAncha

Here's an enlargement of the image referenced above to more easily facilitate a comparison of the two:

Agreed,

This is an almost identical knife, and given the provenance of the example in the Osprey book, then I guess we can also date yours, Rumpel, to the same time period, which would make it a century earlier than the later, better known Bosnian bichaqs. Nice find!

Regards,
Teodor

Rumpel · 2nd March 2010, 12:50 PM

laEspadaAncha, thanks for uploading the Osprey pic

And Dom, thanks ever so much for the transliteration. This sounds sentimental, but it's good to know the maker's name- a sort of posthumous recognition of his craftsmanship.

Rumpel · 27th April 2010, 05:20 PM

Updated with slightly better pics, now I've found the USB cable for my camera...

Battara · 27th April 2010, 05:44 PM

W W! What an impressive blade!

I also see what you mean about silver instead of brass.

27th April 2010, 05:20 PM	#4
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2nd March 2010, 12:50 PM	#3
Rumpel Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 63	laEspadaAncha, thanks for uploading the Osprey pic And Dom, thanks ever so much for the transliteration. This sounds sentimental, but it's good to know the maker's name- a sort of posthumous recognition of his craftsmanship.

27th April 2010, 05:44 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	W W! What an impressive blade! I also see what you mean about silver instead of brass.