Mini Yatagan information, anybody seen one before?

kronckew · 28th February 2017, 10:59 PM

in response to the turkish guinea pig corps, the west came up with the knights of the squirrel order. mounted on their trusty armoured cats, they decimated the guineapigs in their one recorded encounter. a complete infantry division of piggy (no relation to swine by the way, they after all are islamic) heavy armoured infantry was wiped out to a pig by the austro-hungarian knights squirrel and to the horror of the turks, their mounts ate the piggies. this is the main reason the trurks disbanded their units. not only do we have an ancient photo of a squirrel knight, sir acorn, but his trusty mount draco. you can see the bones of the devoured turkish infantry pig scattered about him. please do not allow children under the age of 15 to view the horror.

kronckew · 28th February 2017, 11:14 PM

one of these days, i will tell the tale of the imperial roman 34th legion, 'gallia arborranae' that frogspear-headed the roman invasion of dacia. this previously undocumented legion participated in many imperial battles. records have recntly been unearthed in romania.

sfenoid13 · 1st March 2017, 05:26 AM

I think we have seen enough of the the critters. Any other miniature blades anyone?

eftihis · 1st March 2017, 05:13 PM

Here it is in comparison. I have the feeling that it is Bosnian. No i dont have others and i never seen one like that.

sfenoid13 · 1st March 2017, 06:23 PM

That is pretty small, but still very big compared to the one I have. And I agree it looks like a Bosnian work. I asked the guy who sold mine and he says its from a Bulgarian craftsman and its made not too long ago. I am not sure where its form but I have never seen another one this small, and the quality f the work exemplary.

sfenoid13 · 1st March 2017, 08:45 PM

eftihis where did yo get yours from?

TIME · 2nd March 2017, 02:42 PM

in GREECE in some place they have such small knives for women ..

eftihis · 2nd March 2017, 05:45 PM

Dear friend, i bought it from an old collection in Italy. "Where you bought it from" is usually irrelevant with the original provenance of a 19th century weapon. Most of them are already 4th or 5th hand when we buy them today.

28th February 2017, 10:59 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,227	in response to the turkish guinea pig corps, the west came up with the knights of the squirrel order. mounted on their trusty armoured cats, they decimated the guineapigs in their one recorded encounter. a complete infantry division of piggy (no relation to swine by the way, they after all are islamic) heavy armoured infantry was wiped out to a pig by the austro-hungarian knights squirrel and to the horror of the turks, their mounts ate the piggies. this is the main reason the trurks disbanded their units. not only do we have an ancient photo of a squirrel knight, sir acorn, but his trusty mount draco. you can see the bones of the devoured turkish infantry pig scattered about him. please do not allow children under the age of 15 to view the horror. Attached Images

28th February 2017, 11:14 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,227	one of these days, i will tell the tale of the imperial roman 34th legion, 'gallia arborranae' that frogspear-headed the roman invasion of dacia. this previously undocumented legion participated in many imperial battles. records have recntly been unearthed in romania. Attached Images

1st March 2017, 05:26 AM	#3
sfenoid13 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 134	I think we have seen enough of the the critters. Any other miniature blades anyone? Last edited by sfenoid13; 1st March 2017 at 06:02 AM.

1st March 2017, 05:13 PM	#4
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	Here it is in comparison. I have the feeling that it is Bosnian. No i dont have others and i never seen one like that. Attached Images

2nd March 2017, 02:42 PM	#7
TIME Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Messolonghi (HELLAS) Posts: 3	Some traditional customs in GREECE in some place they have such small knives for women .. Attached Images Last edited by Robert; 2nd March 2017 at 10:20 PM.

1st March 2017, 06:23 PM	#5
sfenoid13 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 134	That is pretty small, but still very big compared to the one I have. And I agree it looks like a Bosnian work. I asked the guy who sold mine and he says its from a Bulgarian craftsman and its made not too long ago. I am not sure where its form but I have never seen another one this small, and the quality f the work exemplary.

1st March 2017, 08:45 PM	#6
sfenoid13 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 134	eftihis where did yo get yours from?

2nd March 2017, 05:45 PM	#8
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	Dear friend, i bought it from an old collection in Italy. "Where you bought it from" is usually irrelevant with the original provenance of a 19th century weapon. Most of them are already 4th or 5th hand when we buy them today.