Ottoman Bichaq?
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am I right if I identify this as a Ottoman Bichaq? |
I would say yes, and to possibly pin it down further it looks like it could be from around the Black Sea region of what is now Turkey.
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This is a subgroup of a family called 'Surmene' daggers.
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and a new one ( black coloured) as they are still being made today known in Turkish as surmene bicagi as for not sharp: from a damage perspective a non sharp knife or dagger is more lethal as it makes a hole. A sharp knife or dagger cuts and its wound can be eassier dressed , mended , sewn.. FYI: Surmene is in the middle of Rize and Trabzon city,northern Turkey at the Black Sea. The history of North region goes back to mythological times. So Surmene and the North region has really rich culture. Even the book of Anabasis includes Trapezos the name of Trabzon. The first Greek colony was settled here according to book. For a while this region was like a bridge between North and West. |
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