Sarajevo knife and fork.

Sajen · 11th April 2023, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gp

with 2 sets, at least I can invite Detlef for a BABI PANGANG now :-)))

Ini enak sekali!

gp · 19th April 2023, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Ini enak sekali!

Selamat makan / enjoy the food mein Freund ! ☼

gp · 19th April 2023, 05:14 PM

my latest purchase, just received , is this set and is most beautiful and best intact of my collection with regards to the golden decoration and writting being almost untouched.

One question remains: what is written in Arabic writting?

As certainly "Sarajevo" it is not:

- the S is missing
- also the combination of other letters in caligraphic do not make sense
- no similarities with previous or other knives and bichaqs from my collection

or I might be missing something...any advise is more than welcome!

gp · 2nd July 2023, 07:52 PM

concerning the long forks as in

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...34&postcount=7

I just got a similar one but with one difference:

most of these long forks ( 31 cm long or more) either have only a decoration on the top of the metal piece where the fork goes into the grip or in gold Sarajevo written in Latin writting with flower decoration on the reverse side.

This new one has as well Sarajevo and the date 1888 written but next to Latin on one side also something on the reverse side in Arab writting of which I could decipher "Sarajevo" but no date in Arabic writting and something else written for which my knowledge of Arab writting is too little.
Obvious the language is most likely Bosnian in Turkish translated probably and in Arab writting...which doesn't make it any eassier...

Any one a guess ??? Much obliged if you could or would ...☺

19th April 2023, 05:14 PM	#3
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 676	my latest purchase, just received , is this set and is most beautiful and best intact of my collection with regards to the golden decoration and writting being almost untouched. One question remains: what is written in Arabic writting? As certainly "Sarajevo" it is not: - the S is missing - also the combination of other letters in caligraphic do not make sense - no similarities with previous or other knives and bichaqs from my collection or I might be missing something...any advise is more than welcome! Attached Images Last edited by gp; 19th April 2023 at 08:26 PM.

2nd July 2023, 07:52 PM	#4
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 676	concerning the long forks as in http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...34&postcount=7 I just got a similar one but with one difference: most of these long forks ( 31 cm long or more) either have only a decoration on the top of the metal piece where the fork goes into the grip or in gold Sarajevo written in Latin writting with flower decoration on the reverse side. This new one has as well Sarajevo and the date 1888 written but next to Latin on one side also something on the reverse side in Arab writting of which I could decipher "Sarajevo" but no date in Arabic writting and something else written for which my knowledge of Arab writting is too little. Obvious the language is most likely Bosnian in Turkish translated probably and in Arab writting...which doesn't make it any eassier... Any one a guess ??? Much obliged if you could or would ...☺ Attached Images