T-section yataghan with 1807 date. Origins?

[werecow]

I am not aware of any traits on a yataghan that would make it specifically Bulgarian. This yataghan may be from the Eastern Balkans or it may be from Turkey. The bolster appears to be a recent replacement.

Thanks for your insight. I don't know how recent the bolster is (it does have some age to it), but it's a bit crude and I haven't seen others with the same style of decoration, and it's missing the spine/top part, so you're probably right.

So Ali, 1222, Eastern Balkans or Turkey. That answers the who and the where! }|:o)