Pala - translation on the blade

TVV · 16th March 2019, 12:12 AM

Ariel is right, the Ali/Zulfiqar inscription was quite popular and used throughout the Ottoman Empire, and cannot really be used to point to a specific area of origin.

Here is one on a yataghan from Asia Minor:

http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18304

And another one, also on a Turkish yataghan:

http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4448

And another one on a Bosnian yataghan:

http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12864

Note the similarity in the style of the coftgari decoration of Jose's yataghan and the pala in this thread.

16th March 2019, 12:12 AM	#21
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,664	Ariel is right, the Ali/Zulfiqar inscription was quite popular and used throughout the Ottoman Empire, and cannot really be used to point to a specific area of origin. Here is one on a yataghan from Asia Minor: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18304 And another one, also on a Turkish yataghan: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4448 And another one on a Bosnian yataghan: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12864 Note the similarity in the style of the coftgari decoration of Jose's yataghan and the pala in this thread.