
Yatagan
The yatagan, yataghan or ataghan, also called varsak, is a type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the mid-16th to late 19th century. The yatagan was extensively... Wikipedia
- Type: Hewing knife/sabre
- Place of origin: Yatağan, Turkey
- In service: mid-16th–late 19th century
- Used by: Ottoman Empire
- Wars: Ottoman wars
- Weight: ~0.85 kg (1.87 lb)
- Length: ~0.75 m (2.46 ft)
- Barrel length: ~0.6 m (1.97 ft)
- Blade type: Single-edged, curved forward
- Hilt type: Pronged sideways towards pommel, no guard, typically made from horn, bone or metal (silver)
- Data source: DuckDuckGo