A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

  • A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq

A Fine Small Upcurved Bosnian Bichaq
Sarajevo, Bosnia Eyalet - Bosnia Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Third quarter 19th century (ca. 1850 -1878)
Bone, silver alloy, steel, leather, iron, brass
Blade: 10,2cm
Hilt & Blade: 21cm
Hilt, Blade, Sheath: 34,3cm (belt)
Collection Date: 2021
Collection Number: 403

Ex. Harry Wagner Collection: Columbus, Ohio, USA (2021)
Ex. Oriental Arms: Haifa, Israel

A small knife from Sarajevo, Bosnia. This one dates slightly earlier to the Ottoman rule era rather than the later types found from the late 1880s -1890s in the Habsburgian occupation period. This example is about 1850 -1878.

The single- edged steel blade is upcurved, terminating to a sharp upward point. Engraved stamp of Sarajevo near the forte. A shallow fuller runs parallel to the spine. The hilt carved from bone scale grips with a curled pommel. Silver alloy backstrap, studs, and ferrule. Wood interior sheath covered in white metal decorated with stippled floral designs. Attached to a leather belt with brass studs and an iron buckle. An earlier and unique style, quality bichaq, complete with its original sheath and belt.