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|  8th February 2014, 03:07 PM | #1 | 
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				 |  can identify marking, origin please.yatagan 
			
			can identify you this marking and its origin It measures 52cm long, the blade 40cm, the grip is in walrus ivory ottoman yatagan ??? | 
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|  8th February 2014, 07:39 PM | #2 | 
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			It seems like a after restoration item , barrel seems original , also '' kın'' is looks original but metal works on  ( kın)  looks new and  , and ı think ivory parts also new ... professionals says the little yatağans like this short size are belongs to high statue persons  .... is there any detail photo of each side of barrel ?
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|  10th February 2014, 04:01 PM | #3 | 
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			Here are some pictures I think that everything is original, not restoration! | 
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|  10th February 2014, 04:22 PM | #4 | 
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			Missing corals on handle?
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|  10th February 2014, 04:57 PM | #5 | 
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			A good question Andrew.  However, I have noticed that the rings on the hilt strap and bolster are filigree and not bezel cups to hold corals.  Thus no corals missing.
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|  10th February 2014, 05:47 PM | #6 | 
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			A nice and unusual yataghan. The fittings show a good amount of age at least to my eye from the pictures. The blade profile and the fuller, as well as the scabbard are different from the usual Balkan and Anatolian examples. My guess would be that this yataghan was made in Western Europe as a gift for someone in the Balkans or the Ottoman Empire.  Teodor | 
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|  11th February 2014, 05:48 AM | #7 | |
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|  15th February 2014, 11:27 PM | #8 | |
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|  20th February 2014, 10:02 PM | #10 | 
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				 |  yataghan 
			
			the handle looks like walrus,i like the thing as a whole ,i dont think its restored at all , how about greek? nice thing well done.
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