[lazos70]

 

[lazos70]

Sorry but the second photo is not from the same sword.Any way if anyone can help me with this I would appreciate.
A friend of mine told me that the owner was Fazil Auturhan from 1819 and i would like to know if it is so.
I've try to find in photos a similar sword but so fur I couldn't.
Any help is welcome.
Thank you.

 

[amsfelder]

A friend of mine told me that the owner was Fazil Auturhan from 1819.

How does your friend know????

/Amsfelder

 

[Len S]

From the style of the grip I'd say late 19th early 20th century. Nowhere near 1819.

 

[Trenchwarfare]

The hilt is similar, to a British, P1908. German style blade. I'm guessing, WWI vintage. It may have an inscription, from 1819.

 

[lazos70]

I've ask someone from Turkey to translate this for me,but I'm not sure if did it very well.Do you know any one who can read this scription?

 

[lazos70]

How does your friend know????

/Amsfelder

I've ask someone from Turkey to translate this for me,but I'm not sure if did it very well.Do you know any one who can read this scription?

 

[slamfire1]

The blade looks like a German M1852 pipe back cavalry blade. This pattern sword was made through WW1. The hilt looks like a local invention.

 

[Rick N.]

Go to "Ethnographic Arms and Armor" ( .com ), they will be able to tell you.

 

[AndyB]

With the comparation of turkish bayonets, i assume there is a german maker on blade, the year is 1325 which is by our calendar 1907. 8234 is on blade probably a serial number.So it was probably used in WW1. best regards,Andy

 

[deadjune]

I have exactly the same sabre, is an Ottoman regulation other ranks cavalry sabre, Model 1909.
The Ottoman/Arabic incription says it was made by WCK Solingen and the date, usually
Arabic for 1909 or 1910.

I would not ask a Turk to read it because no Turk can read Arabic nowadays! Ataturk introduced Roman alphabet in 1928.

Nice piece, very well designed practical sabre for optimum thrusting and cutting with strength added by the elaborate
spine design.

 

[deadjune]

Actually the date looks like 1330 to me which dates it
to 1911.

 

[deadjune]

By the way, If your second sword was found in Greece is most probably a Greek cavalry sabre.
It is an exact copy of the Austrian model 1845.

 

[GreekMan44]

Definetley a Turkish Cavalry Sword from 1905-1910 period. German manufacture! Nice basket with Turkish Star & Crescent design. Picked one up many years ago (1972) at an Athens Flea Market, Monasteraki. It needed some cleaning. I believe I paid $50 for it!! Turkish full length bayonets were around $20 then!