T-section yataghan with 1807 date. Origins?

werecow · 21st May 2022, 02:45 PM

Interesting, thanks!

TVV · 23rd May 2022, 10:19 PM

I am not aware of any traits on a yataghan that would make it specifically Bulgarian. This yataghan may be from the Eastern Balkans or it may be from Turkey. The bolster appears to be a recent replacement.

werecow · 24th May 2022, 12:45 PM

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I am not aware of any traits on a yataghan that would make it specifically Bulgarian. This yataghan may be from the Eastern Balkans or it may be from Turkey. The bolster appears to be a recent replacement.

Thanks for your insight. I don't know how recent the bolster is (it does have some age to it), but it's a bit crude and I haven't seen others with the same style of decoration, and it's missing the spine/top part, so you're probably right.

So Ali, 1222, Eastern Balkans or Turkey. That answers the who and the where! }|:o)

21st May 2022, 02:45 PM	#1
werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 617	Interesting, thanks!

23rd May 2022, 10:19 PM	#2
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,725	I am not aware of any traits on a yataghan that would make it specifically Bulgarian. This yataghan may be from the Eastern Balkans or it may be from Turkey. The bolster appears to be a recent replacement.