AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), DATED 1206 AH (CIRCA 1791/2)
AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), DATED 1206 AH (CIRCA 1791/2)
with slightly curved single-edged blade, inlaid in brass with the date and an inscription on one face and a stylised fish on the other, rudimentary iron hilt, and a pair of horn grip-scales retained by three rivets, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard bound with leather at the top (suspension rings missing)
75.0 cm; 29 ½ in blade
The blade's inscription reads Sakk Muhammad
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AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), DATED 1206 AH (CIRCA 1791/2)
with slightly curved single-edged blade, inlaid in brass with the date and an inscription on one face and a stylised fish on the other, rudimentary iron hilt, and a pair of horn grip-scales retained by three rivets, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard bound with leather at the top (suspension rings missing)
75.0 cm; 29 ½ in blade
The blade's inscription reads Sakk Muhammad
