Turkish yatagan
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Turkish yatagan
WEAPON
THE MACEDONIAN STRUGGLE
early 19th century
WEAPONS
The blade of the yatagan is iron, slightly curved, single-edged, with a concave line running along the top and both sides and ending in a point. The grip consists of two hard bone parts, one of which is broken at the top and is thus missing its protruding part. These bone parts are attached right and left with four nails, to a central metal plate, quite wide, which on the outside is decorated with thirteen semi-precious stones. At the point of contact of the blade and grip there is a silver cover decorated with spirals, birds and rosettes using the savat technique.