Stopped by a TS in the boonies today, picked this up for $75. My gut tells me it's Ottoman Turkish. The Ottoman stuff on eBay is similar in terms of shape with similar sheath and blade patterns, but have not come across anything with similar inlays on the handle. They appear to be bone, ebony, mother of pearl, turquoise, and perhaps malachite? The handle design and materials come off as maybe Native American, but I know nothing about NA art (or Arabic art for that matter), so I am lost. Can anyone clue me in?
My gut feeling is turn of the century Turkish something or other.
My gut feeling is turn of the century Turkish something or other.
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