My first yatagan

[shayde78]

Thank you Saracen and Kai!

This is great news, and is close to what I had hoped, even if my knowledge is lacking.

I also had a degree of confidence it might be a rhino hilt.

A few additional questions:
- what are the features that allow this to be identified as Greek?
- What features lead you to believe this is at least 200 years old?
- What technique do you recommend to bring out any pattern (I.e. Turkish ribbon)? Vinegar? Coffee?
- The standard seems to be boiled leather, as it is quite hard and tooled. Any suggestions on how to preserve so it doesn't deteriorate further?
- How often does a leather scabbard survive with one of these? It isn't as precious as other examples I have seen, so it makes sense the more valuable ones survive more often than this humble example
- Any thoughts about the maker's mark?

Thanks again for sharing your expertise!
-Rob