Ottoman Officer's Sabre with Crescent and Star, Decorative Etchings and Engraved Dealer Name
Steel and brass. Brass hilt with D-shaped guard, crescent and star engraved on the languet. Pertinax grip with triple wire wrapping. Single-fullered blade with elaborate decorative etchings, including crescent and star motifs as well as floral ornaments. Dealer's engraving on the blade spine "Gounalis Marcopoulos & Cie." – a trading company based in Geneva and Constantinople. Scabbard re-lacquered. Good, carried condition. Overall length 95 cm, blade length 76 cm.
The sabre displays the characteristic symbols of the Ottoman Empire: the crescent and star, officially adopted into the Ottoman flag in 1844 and serving as a mark of state authority. The decorative etchings with floral scrollwork and trophies are typical of Ottoman officer's sabres from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The dealer's engraving "Gounalis Marcopoulos & Cie." refers to a Greek-Swiss trading company active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, based in Geneva and Constantinople. Ottoman officer's sabres were frequently manufactured by European makers – particularly from Solingen – and distributed through such trading firms in the Ottoman Empire. The blades often featured a reserved space for the engraving of the respective dealer.
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