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Old 30th March 2019, 08:39 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Kubur
Yes it's Turkish
It's a German Turkish Ottoman sword WWI
you have also a serial number,might be the regiment.
The inscription MAY BE Turkish but the 4 punch marks underneath are definitely Arabic numbers and read 2179. Not a date obviously, but perhaps an armoury number.
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