April 5, 2024
TURKISH YATAGAN SABRE with KORAN INSCRIPTIONS
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This auction is for a Turkish YATAGAN Sabre. To quote Burton from the Stone Glossary, "The Yatagan, who beautiful curved line of blade coincides accurately with the action of the wrist in cutting. It has the Forward weight, so valuable in cutting the hand." This is truely a very well balanced sabre. This one measures 29 inches long. The blade measures 23 x 1 1/2 inches. The blade is inscripted with quotes from the Koran. Check out the pictures. Shipping is U.S.P.S. priority mail with insurance. E-mail with any questions. Please check out my other auction. Thank you The yatagan or yataghan (from Turkish yatagan ) is a type of Turkish sword (which became known in other countries as the 'Turkish sword') used from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries. The yatagan is a single-edged, one-handed sword. The blade varies from 60 to 80 cm in length and is curved forward (like the Iberian falcata , or Greek kopis ), sometimes reclining backwards again towards the very end. While the back of the blade is made of softer steel, the sharp edge is made of hard, tempered steel for durability. The hilt has no guard, is typically made from bone, ivory or silver, spreading out in two wings to either side at the pommel (a feature which prevents the sword slipping out of the hand in battle). Sophisticated artwork on both the hilt and the blade can be
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