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20th November 2022, 04:43 PM | #1 |
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I am reading the inscription as "За Отличие въ Турецкой Войне", meaning "For Distinguishment in the Turkish War". To me, it is suspicious.
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I doubt that. It's got the typical T-section and it isn't an overly clunky one. It seems it was made this way, at least. |
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21st November 2022, 04:07 PM | #3 |
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I suspect the inspiration for the etching came from signs, given to members of the Bulgarian Militia after the war. Not sure, but I suspect there was similar Russian insignia, on which the Bulgarian was based. The cross over a crescent is also a symbol of the victory in the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War. The blade may be an authentic old blade, which has been "enhanced" in this manner and put into new, inaccurate dress.
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21st November 2022, 11:04 PM | #4 |
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Hah, that definitely looks familiar! Funny... I assumed that cross over crescent to be a combination of a cross and an anchor, as in naval markings (especially since the blade is also blued).
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23rd November 2022, 12:25 PM | #5 |
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i would venture that the smaller of the two originally posted by ASPaulding may well be Egyptian.
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25th November 2022, 05:19 PM | #7 |
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I'm sorry, I did write a reply, but it did not want to submit, and now I've lost it.
Will try again later. Regards Richard |
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