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10th February 2014, 04:22 PM
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Missing corals on handle?
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10th February 2014, 04:57 PM
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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
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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.
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11th February 2014, 05:48 AM
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