Yataghan Sword
- Dated: 1812
- Place of Origin: Balkans
- Medium: steel, silver
- Measurements: overall length 28.5 inches (725mm); blade length 23 inches (585mm)
The sword has a decorated silver hilt and silver bolster straps. The hilt has ornate silver decorative studs covering the securing pins. The blade is forged from high quality Turkish Ribbon Damascus with silver inlay along both sides. One side has a very ornate Tughra with the Islamic date 1227 contained within it (1812 A.D.). The other inscriptions reveal the maker, “Fahledi”, to be “Ahmed” and the owner to be “Haji Yusaf” (on the spine of the blade).
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