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not my field, but when i see beauty, it's hard to say no
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more gold fever...
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Sweet! But i thought you were in "sell" mode these days...
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yep, that's for sho...
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I'd imagine you traded a bit for it...
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Very beautiful yataghan, congratulations. Per Astvatsaturian, based on the bolster, this would fall into the Istanbul type. Her classification system is not absolute and there are some mistakes, but given the overall quality of this piece, I can completely imagine that this was indeed produced in the Ottoman capital for a person of significance. His name and maybe even the name of the maker are likely in the two panels on the left side of the blade.
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"Yet another Yat"
You could hardly underplay that any more could you? BEAUTIFUL! |
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here are the two blocks that has the info. one of them looks like it was scratched out on purpose, but hopefully still readable. i darkened it on purpose hoping it helps. the other one is very legible...
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the handle, and more gold...
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What a nice yat! Love the koftgari and silver scabbard.
So TVV you read Russian? |
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Hi,
Some parts of the second inscription are too much worn to be eligible, but this is my best guess. Best, |
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That sure is a purty yat!
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thanks for the translation, zifir! since the last figure is missing, we can just assume that the date would be between (hijiri calendar) 1220 to 1229, which would translate to gregorian calendar 1805 to 1813. is that correct?
as for the second phrase "sene Agha Ahmed sahib ????? amel-i"..., what would that be in english? is that pretty common to have the name like that erased? i just find it odd that the first inscription is still intact, and the other one looks as if it was tampered on purpose. ![]() thanky, batara and rsword! might take this to kentucy expo if i make it this february |
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That would be great bro!
![]() BTW - an aga/agha is a commander in the Ottoman military and it belonged to him. I think the maker was what is erased. Basically owned by commander Ahmed, "made by......(garble, garble)." |
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