T-section yataghan with 1807 date. Origins?

kwiatek · 20th May 2022, 05:31 PM

The inscription in the cartouche contains the name 'Ali

werecow · 21st May 2022, 01:45 PM

Interesting, thanks!

TVV · 23rd May 2022, 09:19 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, 11:45 AM

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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)

20th May 2022, 05:31 PM	#1
kwiatek Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 153	The inscription in the cartouche contains the name 'Ali

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werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 435	Interesting, thanks!

23rd May 2022, 09:19 PM	#3
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,601	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.