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Forum: European Armoury 24th September 2025, 09:41 PM
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Styrian basket hilted sword and Styrian dusage

Styrian basket hilted sword, 16 century second half, with i presume italian blade marked with pi mark, very nice condition, and nice example, acquired from old collection.
Forum: European Armoury 24th September 2025, 09:35 PM
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Posted By serdar
Ps

Ps
Forum: European Armoury 24th September 2025, 09:33 PM
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Posted By serdar
Italian rapier

I just acquired Italian rapier 16 century, from an old collection, very nice condition, blade is marked with belunese marca de mosca in betwen is IHS writen, there is also mark on ricaso that i dont...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2025, 01:25 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 114,297
Posted By serdar
Yes it is, very nice sword. Blade is gorgeous,...

Yes it is, very nice sword.
Blade is gorgeous, when i first saw the sword i thought it is a nimcha handle i didnt know italians made those handles, after trip thru the italy and their museums i saw...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2025, 10:34 PM
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Views: 114,297
Posted By serdar
Yes, online, in museum it is positioned in that...

Yes, online, in museum it is positioned in that way that it is imppsible to take picture of the sword....

And description of the sword, translaten from Croatian.

"That sword belonged to Dragon...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2025, 08:39 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 114,297
Posted By serdar
Thank you on answer TVV. I was puzzled the...

Thank you on answer TVV.

I was puzzled the first time i saw sword from Perast, becouse of the handle and guard, i didnt know that style of handle and guard that it originated in Italy, i thought...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2025, 07:39 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 114,297
Posted By serdar
Didnt that style with half ring on a side...

Didnt that style with half ring on a side originated from italy? And from them into maroco and algeria?
Below are pictures of italian sword from the end of 14 century with councile of ten marking...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2025, 09:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 41,478
Posted By serdar
No problem, glad to help. 😃👍🏻

No problem, glad to help. 😃👍🏻
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2025, 09:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 45,126
Posted By serdar
Hmm, picture isnt much, but to me it looks like i...

Hmm, picture isnt much, but to me it looks like i dont know name, but bladesmith took diferent parts of steel quality and result was “damasc” looking blade, i seen it on saber blades but not on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 10:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 29,508
Posted By serdar
It is Persian, my translator is specialised in...

It is Persian, my translator is specialised in ottoman turkey but not so much in persian, she translated fev parts but others she dont know, but knows that it is persian.

It is yatagan made in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 10:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 41,478
Posted By serdar
Let me help you 😁 That is not bičak bichaq,...

Let me help you 😁

That is not bičak bichaq, that is a Kama in croato serbian in croatia, serbia, bosnia etc. Kama double edged dagger, it is from 19 century there are 18 century examples, made in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 09:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 45,126
Posted By serdar
Boka and montenegro are hot very hot topic in...

Boka and montenegro are hot very hot topic in politics even today 😁 😁
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 09:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 45,126
Posted By serdar
Yes, it is a specific item that has a very tight...

Yes, it is a specific item that has a very tight and narow collectors circle but in that circle it is worth very much!
You scored very good!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 08:31 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 45,126
Posted By serdar
There is no Montenegrin type of scabards end, in...

There is no Montenegrin type of scabards end, in montenegreo they used what ever they bought or in most cases captured from turks.

But there is a Kotor type end and it is in silver a rounded ball...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2025, 09:40 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 45,126
Posted By serdar
This example with dark horn ears is from...

This example with dark horn ears is from dalmatian back lands, it has a tin pewter alloy parazvana and hašrma on which is layered thin a very thin piece of silver sheet, it is not silvered but very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2025, 08:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 45,126
Posted By serdar
About metal on the flag of the blade is bras, and...

About metal on the flag of the blade is bras, and on joint and around blade hašrma i think it is kositar or tin pewter in english some mix it is very comon on yatagans made in hercegovina region,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2025, 07:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 45,126
Posted By serdar
Marks are not istanbul, those marks i encountered...

Marks are not istanbul, those marks i encountered on few swords i got and they are proto schiavonesca types. 15/16 century, one is 14 century they got identical marks.

And age i would say dnd of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2025, 07:49 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 45,126
Posted By serdar
Congrats on aquiring that nice pala. My main...

Congrats on aquiring that nice pala.
My main focus in collecting are yataghan swords, especialy from balkan region, with emphasis on Dalmatian, Boka kotorska, Montenegro and Bosnia und Herzegovina...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th August 2025, 12:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 20,244
Posted By serdar
Thank you all very much on info and help! 😃

Thank you all very much on info and help! 😃
Forum: European Armoury 24th August 2025, 12:00 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 29,545
Posted By serdar
Awdaniec, why? I wasnt one who was spitful on...

Awdaniec, why?
I wasnt one who was spitful on my polish saber post, for me that is over and past.
Can we be normal from now on?

I agree, as you saw up, i suspected it is indian indo-persian...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2025, 07:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 29,508
Posted By serdar
If someone can read that form of persian on boka...

If someone can read that form of persian on boka yatagan?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2025, 07:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 20,244
Posted By serdar
African dagger, what kind?

Steel blade, horn (baybe rhino, but not sure), silver fitings.
What kind of dagger is it if someon knows?
Forum: European Armoury 23rd August 2025, 07:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 29,545
Posted By serdar
Pictures of ricasso.

Pictures of ricasso.
Forum: European Armoury 23rd August 2025, 07:01 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 45,903
Posted By serdar
If someone knows about this sword stick, blade is...

If someone knows about this sword stick, blade is etched im not sure from what it is, springy, handle is made from walrus wery nicely with inlays, shaft is some kind of bamboo like maybe som swamp...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2025, 06:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 21,432
Posted By serdar
Dont know age, but i would guess end of 18/...

Dont know age, but i would guess end of 18/ begining 19, with arow pointing more on 19 than 18.
But blade, more markings than blade alone seams to mimic italian blades, that one sign is atempt on...
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