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Translation assistance on Ottoman shamshir

2nd March 2020, 08:13 AM

ALEX

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Originally Posted by kwiatek

... but I would have thought it pointed to an origin in the Arabic-speaking parts of the Ottoman Empire

Very interesting! Could it be made in Ottoman Syria? the brass crossguard and type of coftgari are indicative of it.

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