Ottoman Turkish Yatagan inscriptions help

Battara · 6th March 2016, 08:36 PM

I agree.

It would also be impossible to braze or weld the yataghan back together without losing all of the koftgari on it.

sfenoid13 · 13th April 2016, 08:12 AM

thank you for your comments. I was able to get some of it translated elsewhere

. mostly prayers and names. It is fascinating to me to see such elaborate little writings on a sword. especially some of the koftgari is silver while the rest is in gold. very interesting. also the scabbard is very nicely done. Someone really loves this knive

like I do now..

ariel · 13th April 2016, 08:23 PM

The scabbard doesn't look Russian/ Caucasian: Turkish, IMHO.

6th March 2016, 08:36 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	I agree. It would also be impossible to braze or weld the yataghan back together without losing all of the koftgari on it.

13th April 2016, 08:12 AM	#2
sfenoid13 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 134	thank you for your comments. I was able to get some of it translated elsewhere . mostly prayers and names. It is fascinating to me to see such elaborate little writings on a sword. especially some of the koftgari is silver while the rest is in gold. very interesting. also the scabbard is very nicely done. Someone really loves this knive like I do now..

13th April 2016, 08:23 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The scabbard doesn't look Russian/ Caucasian: Turkish, IMHO.