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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Today, 09:00 PM
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Posted By serdar
Hy, offcourse, it is as i remember 72 cm in...

Hy, offcourse, it is as i remember 72 cm in lenght, width i realy dont remember.
It is a realy nice piece.

There are allso “yatagan” swords with bird like handle and similar style handles with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Today, 08:53 PM
Replies: 41
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Posted By serdar
Very nice fighting kilij, looks 18 century by the...

Very nice fighting kilij, looks 18 century by the style and blade.
Does it have a text on the other side?

Did you ever saw a ottoman gaddara in person?
Persian ones are nice, but ottomans made...
Forum: European Armoury Today, 08:39 PM
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Posted By serdar
Hy, i dont know if that is a belt loop, it is...

Hy, i dont know if that is a belt loop, it is small, around 14-15 cm in total lenght with scabbard, and that metal loop is small, if it is for a belt, then a small one, thats why i thougt it is maybe...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 10:10 PM
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Posted By serdar
That scabard and kilij look like bosnian made,...

That scabard and kilij look like bosnian made, that sthitching is called turkish zipper, i never hear of ladders?
But have in mind that turkish zipper or what ever is modern name, in old books i...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 08:21 PM
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Posted By serdar
[QUOTE=ASPaulding;276364] Translate of...

[QUOTE=ASPaulding;276364]


Translate of that kilij cartouche: Owner and possessor Jusuf year 1264 hijri.
There is a word before Jusuf but is not clear.

You have two nice kilij’s.


The one...
Forum: European Armoury Yesterday, 08:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 203
Posted By serdar
Dagger, child dagger, “kiddney dagger”?

A small dagger, engraved with initials, handle made from bone plates intertwine with brass, very nice thing.

If someone knows more about it?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 08:11 PM
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Views: 216
Posted By serdar
Mameluke saber does anyone know more, age maybe?

Mameluke saber, century i realy dont know?

blade is turkish ribbon, made with yalman, back of the blade is thicker i canot describe much better but i have few older turkish blades with that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 07:59 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 46,470
Posted By serdar
@gp “And in the third picture some yataghans...

@gp
“And in the third picture some yataghans from Montenegro 18th century”


Regarding those”Montenegro” yatagans, one in the midle is a albanian made 20 century scam yatagan, it is not real...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 07:53 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 46,470
Posted By serdar
My example, turkish ribon, taken in montenegro...

My example, turkish ribon, taken in montenegro battle in year 1712, i agree a older examples of yatagan’s.
Regarding turkish ribbon, i have few sabers dated 17 century made from it.
Forum: European Armoury 11th May 2025, 07:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,515
Posted By serdar
As i noticed, there is a lot maybe 80% makers...

As i noticed, there is a lot maybe 80% makers marks and blades unknown i mean italian and styrian, export ones, this and that.

They have karabela in museum that to me looks like tulwar/pulwar...
Forum: European Armoury 11th May 2025, 07:40 PM
Replies: 14
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Posted By serdar
Sorry for writing mistakes, im on the move, and...

Sorry for writing mistakes, im on the move, and third language english.
Forum: European Armoury 11th May 2025, 07:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,515
Posted By serdar
Thank you all! As i said before im not by...

Thank you all!

As i said before im not by any means expert on antique weapons of any sort, i wouldnt claim that never becouse i meet a few very old collectors that local people think about them...
Forum: European Armoury 9th May 2025, 07:28 PM
Replies: 14
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Posted By serdar
So to conclude, after museum expert examined...

So to conclude, after museum expert examined saber, it is genuine, but heavily cleaned and leather repaired and retouched.
So thanx.
Forum: European Armoury 9th May 2025, 07:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,177
Posted By serdar
It is very dificult to distinguis very good...

It is very dificult to distinguis very good "reproducition" saber, before i posted a fringia one, as you yourself stated "expert" on that field proclaimed it original, but it was a fake.

I think...
Forum: European Armoury 8th May 2025, 01:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,515
Posted By serdar
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Forum: European Armoury 8th May 2025, 01:47 AM
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Posted By serdar
Hussar saber, real or not?

Hussar saber, blade marked with some kind of marka de mosca or something that looks like a germ :), and with crosses on both side, blade is heavily damaged from rust and cleaned, maybe even with...
Forum: European Armoury 11th April 2025, 09:16 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,820
Posted By serdar
Ouuu blade is so well made, it looks real 100%...

Ouuu blade is so well made, it looks real 100% BUT it bends like butter, im not egsagarating it is so soft that there is no way you could make a sirious damage with it.

I dont get it if they put...
Forum: European Armoury 11th April 2025, 08:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 27,760
Posted By serdar
Awdaniec You sir either need to grow up and...

Awdaniec
You sir either need to grow up and come out of your mom's basement, or?
Did i ask you to coment?
My expensive overpriced toys?
Awdaniec what are you doing on antique weapons forum??...
Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2025, 09:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 27,760
Posted By serdar
You realy dont need to be such an *****, and...

You realy dont need to be such an *****, and bliss with happines that i lost money, becouse i hurt your ego before, that karabela where you obviously got offended, was a genuine italian blade,...
Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2025, 05:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 27,760
Posted By serdar
Cap is glued with epoxy, new wood, ray skin...

Cap is glued with epoxy, new wood, ray skin burned to imitate age, and so on.
German reputable antique arms dealer/scamer and fraud dealer.

If someone wants to know his name, name of shop i...
Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2025, 09:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 27,760
Posted By serdar
I examined it under magnifier, it seems bordure...

I examined it under magnifier, it seems bordure on throath of scabbard is constructed using tiny pins thru holes made in metal strips, who ever made it it realy had a lot of work to do it,
It is...
Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2025, 09:47 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,820
Posted By serdar
Yes, i didnt checked that when i was purchasing...

Yes, i didnt checked that when i was purchasing it, on this type of "military saber" i would definetly expect that place to be worn out, if it was caried, but why i didnt check it out is becouse...
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2025, 05:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 27,760
Posted By serdar
Thank you but i determined i was deceived and...

Thank you but i determined i was deceived and robed, it is fake, sold by german antique weapons dealer active online, on facebook and in store who boost him self with 100 year experience, i wont name...
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2025, 05:25 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,820
Posted By serdar
I took pictures, but after i examined the saber...

I took pictures, but after i examined the saber completely( i bought it and put it aside didnt examine it) im a shamed that i bought this fake, it is sooo good made on surface, i was sure im buyng...
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2025, 04:47 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,820
Posted By serdar
Offcourse.

Offcourse.
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