Antique Turkish Ottoman Islamic Sword Yatagan Yataghan With Karabela Form Hilt

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Antique Turkish Ottoman Islamic Sword Yatagan Yataghan With Karabela Form Hilt:
$1182.78

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Antique Turkish Ottoman Islamic Sword Yatagan Yataghan With Karabela Form Hilt

Antique 18th-19th century Turkish Ottoman Islamic Sword Yatagan-Yataghan with a rare style of hilt shaped in the Karabela manner. Formed of two pieces of dark brown horn scales, retained by three iron rivets, with silver facing decorated with finely hand chased scrolling foliage. A recurved single edged steel blade applied on forte with shaped silver facing, decorated with finely hand chased scrolling foliage. In its original wooden scabbard, mounted with a brass locket and chape.

Most of the yatagans have a characteristic ear shaped hilt, yatagans with Karabela style hilts are very rare, the Karabela hilt swords were made in various types, and diversity, in Turkey, Poland, Russia, the Balkans and Hungry.

The Yatagan sword was very popular, not only in Turkey, but also in many Balkan states, and some Eastern European countries such as Ukraine and Hungry.

REFERENCES:

1) “Yanissari – History Symbols Weapons” by G.E.Vedensky.

2) “Zbirka Jatagana” by Dora Boskovic.

3) “Les Armes Blanches do Monde Islamic” by Alain Jacob.

4) “The Janissaries” by David Nicolle.

MEASUREMENTS: The overall length in the scabbard is approximately: 63.8 cm (25 1/8 in).The overall length without the scabbard is approximately.56 cm (32 in).

CONDITION: The blade is slightly pitted, the scabbard brass mounting with minor dents

ITEM NUMBER: ES762

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