Hello Miguel very nice protected piece you have here belongs to time Sultan 2nd Abdülhamid times there was a cavalary unit called Ertuğrul Alayı and this sword we call in Turkey as Ertuğrul Alayı Kılıcı ( Sword of Ertuğrul Alayı) has a definitive crossguard is speacially made for this cavalary unit and hilt is slighly different ( but very smiliar ) than usual pear shaped pommel and blade is different than late period kilij and also used in another regions of Ottoman too. as i see the blade is as well original staying in your piece  
 
with Best regards  
O. Baskurt
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
				  
				
					
						Last edited by O. Baskurt; 22nd October 2015 at 10:46 PM.
					
					
				
			
		
		
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