Help with yatagans' inscriptions

[Zifir]

Hi Teodor,
I could not see any date there. Are you by any chance referring to the letter "Y/İ" ى at the top of the maker's name? If so, that's just a stylistic writing of the name ABDİ with (Y/İ) at the top.

Best,

[TVV]

Originally Posted by Zifir

Hi Teodor,
I could not see any date there. Are you by any chance referring to the letter "Y/İ" ى at the top of the maker's name? If so, that's just a stylistic writing of the name ABDİ with (Y/İ) at the top.

Best,

Thank you Zifir, yes, this is exactly what I was confusing with a date. Still, Memish Agha is at least in my experience an uncommon name and there is a good chance that this yataghan may have indeed been made for Memish Agha from Rize, who appears to have led a small unsuccessful uprising around Trabzon in 1814-1817.

Regards,
Teodor

[Sancar]

Memiş is just a short form for Mehmet (kinda like Charles-Charlie or Francis-Frank) and it is quite common in rural Anatolia.

[TVV]

Originally Posted by Sancar

Memiş is just a short form for Mehmet (kinda like Charles-Charlie or Francis-Frank) and it is quite common in rural Anatolia.

Thanks for the clarification,

Teodor

[TVV]

This yataghan was donated to a history museum in Bulgaria. Since the blade has extensive inscriptions, I thought it would be a good idea to add it to this thread, and I have permission to do so.

Many thanks in advance to those, who can provide a translation,

Teodor

[TVV]

Here is another yataghan from a collection in Bulgaria, with somewhat extensive inscriptions. A translation would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Teodor