Laz Bichaq - Black Sea Yatagan

[Dom]

Originally Posted by Dmitry

Also, one of the Laz Bichaqs discussed on the forum, was engraved 1881 in European numerals.

Dmitry
nothing strange,
I have a Syrian dagger type Damascus,
with on hilt a date engraving in Arabic,
but Gregorian calendar

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Dom

[Dmitry]

I shouldn't have ruled out the Greeks.
Here are some more photos. The grip is quite small, this may have been a child's sword.