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An Important early 18th Century Ottoman Empire sward "Yatagan" Turkey Dated "1125 Islamic Calendar" (1704), The Damascus steel blade with gold inlay (Damascened) on both sides forming long "Khartooshes" with probably old Turkish or Kurdish inscriptions including the date, the bone Hilt with silver application surrounding the middle, The Scabbard is 900 silver with very fine tooling and engraving all around ending with a fish head and includes 3 stamps one for the purity of the silver and reads "Sah 90" (Certified 90), the second stamp reads "Allah O Akbar" (God Is the Greatest), the third stamp is a perfect miniature of the "Tugra" (The signature seal of Sultan Abdu- Al-Hamid), L: 32.5" overall.
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