Ottoman
Ottoman Empire

 

Successors of the Roman, Byzantine, and Arabian Empires, the Ottoman reigned for six centuries. They ruled the Mediterranean Sea and the North Africa.


It was not only a political and military domination, but also an unforgettable flowery of all arts, a golden age of the whole XVIth century, involving all kind of craftsmen coming from Iran, Syria, Egypt...





 

Ottoman Empire and Balkan arms



 

Ottoman empire yataganOttoman yatagan

 

 

 

Ottoman court daggerOttoman court dagger with gilded scabbard and hilt

 

 

 

Knife from the island of CreteCretan knife

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

© 2009 Knifemaker Bernard Delor Orient Blades