Ethnographic Arms & Armour - selahlik/silahlik weapons belts
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Ottoman leather weapons belt (selahlik / silahlik) worn throughout the Ottoman Empire, made from layers of leather containing slips to hold a yatagan sword and other weapons.
Ottoman leather weapons belt (selahlik / silahlik) worn throughout the Ottoman Empire, made from layers of leather containing slips to hold a yatagan sword and other weapons.
Late-Ottoman ‘silahlık’ (weapons belt), 19th century, worn throughout the Ottoman Empire, made from layers of leather, each with scalloped edges and containing slips to hold a yatağan sword and other weapons.