Ottoman Empire knives and daggers

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