Long bladed yatagans

ariel · 9th July 2020, 11:32 PM

You were correct and Teodor’s comment was spot on.
This Yataghans are unusually long, their blades are crude-ish, relatively narrow, T-spined, curved ( not recurved), and they have integral bolsters: all the features of a Zeibek origin. I do not seem to remember a Zeibek yataghan with a Damascus blade of any kind, including the “Turkish ribbon”. But Teodor must have had something in mind and I learned not to ignore his thoughts;-)

David R · 10th July 2020, 01:02 PM

I had one of these years ago when I first started collecting. I really regret selling it back then, but the reality is it had to go as I needed the money. The grip was buffalo horn with very large ears held with iron rivets.

francantolin · 10th July 2020, 03:32 PM

Hello,

Thank you all for your comments !!!

It would be really nice to make new hilts with large ears on these blades,
I'd love to make it with horn but my cratsfmanship has is limit grrr

and it's not easy to find large pieces of horn

sure, it's a true profession ! ...

I found what it seems arabic numbers to me on what it remains from the cartouche, I thought it is the date but it is a non sense date ( or for science-fiction !?! ) I recognise a 9 and maybe two 8 , + zero ?

What do you think ?

Kind regards

kwiatek · 14th July 2020, 08:26 AM

This is inscribed with the classic

لا فتا (فتی) الا علی لا سیف الا ذو الفقار

“There is no hero but Ali, no sword but Dhu’l-Fiqar (Zülfikar)”

10th July 2020, 03:32 PM	#3
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 905	Hello, Thank you all for your comments !!! It would be really nice to make new hilts with large ears on these blades, I'd love to make it with horn but my cratsfmanship has is limit grrr and it's not easy to find large pieces of horn sure, it's a true profession ! ... I found what it seems arabic numbers to me on what it remains from the cartouche, I thought it is the date but it is a non sense date ( or for science-fiction !?! ) I recognise a 9 and maybe two 8 , + zero ? What do you think ? Kind regards Attached Images

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9th July 2020, 11:32 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	You were correct and Teodor’s comment was spot on. This Yataghans are unusually long, their blades are crude-ish, relatively narrow, T-spined, curved ( not recurved), and they have integral bolsters: all the features of a Zeibek origin. I do not seem to remember a Zeibek yataghan with a Damascus blade of any kind, including the “Turkish ribbon”. But Teodor must have had something in mind and I learned not to ignore his thoughts;-)

10th July 2020, 01:02 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,120	I had one of these years ago when I first started collecting. I really regret selling it back then, but the reality is it had to go as I needed the money. The grip was buffalo horn with very large ears held with iron rivets.

14th July 2020, 08:26 AM	#4
kwiatek Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 156	This is inscribed with the classic لا فتا (فتی) الا علی لا سیف الا ذو الفقار “There is no hero but Ali, no sword but Dhu’l-Fiqar (Zülfikar)”