art-of-swords: Yatagan SwordDated: 1806Culture: Ottoman,...

art-of-swords:

Yatagan Sword

• Dated: 1806
  
• Culture: Ottoman, Turkish
  
• Medium: steel, velvet, silver, cornelian and gold, embossed and chased
  
• Measurements: blade length: 56.5 cm
  
• Inscription: ‘Mustafa’ and dated ‘A.H. 1221’ Date is A.D. 1806/Muhammad Owner’s name
  

Source: Copyright © 2015 The Wallace Collection

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