yatagan hilt and scabbard, opinion welcomed

David R · 16th April 2021, 12:53 PM

It looks perfectly righteous to me, and a damn sight better workmanship than you often see. The grips could still be horn, when it gets old and worn it has a tendency to delaminate and look like dark wood.
As for low grade silver. Ottoman "silver" coins could be as low as 22% in silver content, and they are probably the source for most so called silverwork.
Velvet cover, try and peek underneath, there might be some nice leather-work there, there was with one of mine.

16th April 2021, 12:53 PM	#5
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,120	It looks perfectly righteous to me, and a damn sight better workmanship than you often see. The grips could still be horn, when it gets old and worn it has a tendency to delaminate and look like dark wood. As for low grade silver. Ottoman "silver" coins could be as low as 22% in silver content, and they are probably the source for most so called silverwork. Velvet cover, try and peek underneath, there might be some nice leather-work there, there was with one of mine.