Pls comment on this Yataghan

[Hotspur]

The round mark with a short tail has been mentioned to me as a more general mark with the meaning "Ya Ali" and can be found on both blades and apparently firearms as well. I would appreciate more background on that myself, as I have an yataghan with the mark and place the blades and arms with the ya ali as Turkish. In some further reading, the phrase meant as a plea to bravery or strength. So, apparently not the mark of one maker but more of a general statement. In pursuing mine, I had concluded it to be dated roughly 1800 and of northern Turkey in origin.

Below is my blade.

Cheers

GC

[Dom]

Originally Posted by Hotspur

The round mark with a short tail has been mentioned to me as a more general mark with the meaning "Ya Ali"

Hi "Hotspur"
frankly sorry, if what you are going to read will disappoints you
but in the circle, there's only one (1) word : ALI ... no more

Best regards

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Dom

[Hotspur]

Originally Posted by Dom

Hi "Hotspur"
frankly sorry, if what you are going to read will disappoints you
but in the circle, there's only one (1) word : ALI ... no more

Best regards

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Dom

Hi Dom,

I am not dissapointed at all except to maybe point out that it was mentioned me as a meaning for the mark on arms, not a literal translation of the character itself. Also mentioned here, as a good many that have been listed with this mark and have done so to inticate it as the maker of the blade and not the purpose of the mark.

Cheers

Glen C

[Yannis]

I used the damn dictionary. The word is illegible not un-readable But I know I have your sympathy