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