Greek yagatan?

[Lars Mamen]

Is this yagatan from Greece, c 1820?

[Gene Wilkinson]

It's a very nice and complete example, congratulations.
There looks to be a date (unusually upside down on the blade) of 1208 (١٢٠٨).

I make that 1793/4 in the Gregorian calendar.
If you show some close-ups of the silverwork and it might give clues as to origin.

[Lars Mamen]

It's a very nice and complete example, congratulations.
There looks to be a date (unusually upside down on the blade) of 1208 (١٢٠٨).

I make that 1793/4 in the Gregorian calendar.
If you show some close-ups of the silverwork and it might give clues as to origin.

Thank you

[Gene Wilkinson]

Hi Lars,

Sorry, not the blade, I wanted to see the desgins on the silverwork on the scabbard. These are sometimes clues as to origin.

[Lars Mamen]

Hi Lars,

Sorry, not the blade, I wanted to see the desgins on the silverwork on the scabbard. These are sometimes clues as to origin.

You can see some canons and banners and raised florals on the scabbard.
I think the language of the blade may be Ottoman Turkish, written in the Arabic alphabet?

[Lars Mamen]

In the cartouch:
Ottoman Turkish (Original):
ضربندن بو بيجاغين جملة دوشمان طار مار
انتقام الور عدودن صانكي ذو الفقار
Modern Turkish:
Darbından bu bıçağın cümle düşman tar-u mar
Intikam alır adüvden san ki zül fikar

Translation:
All enemies dessimated from blow of this sword
it takes revenge from enemies as if it is Ali's sword Zül Fikar

Owned by Pikhya (?) Reis (Reis=naval captain).
1208 (hijri= 1793 or 1794 Gregorian).

[Brock H]

What a great find!

[Lars Mamen]

Thank you Brock!

[L. Braden]

For those interested: The name of Ali's sword (Dhu'l-Faqar in the original Arabic) means "Having Vertebrae", an allusion to the 18 notches or grooves on the blade.

[Lars Mamen]

Thank you Barden! I was not aware of this.