Yatagan with Scabbard. Culture: Anatolian or Balkan. Dimensions: L. 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm); L. of blade 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 13 oz. (822.1 g). Date: dated A.H. 1238/A.D. 1822.This type of weapon, with a double-curved blade and a bifurcated pommel, is known as a yatagan. It was commonly used in Anatolia and the Balkans during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the sultan's elite corps, or Janissaries, and was carried in the waistband. This piece, with a blade elaborately decorated in gold and corals set into the handle, was probably made for presentation. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Yatagan with Scabbard. Culture: Anatolian or Balkan. Dimensions: L. 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm); L. of blade 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 13 oz. (822.1 g). Date: dated A.H. 1238/A.D. 1822.This type of weapon, with a double-curved blade and a bifurcated pommel, is known as a yatagan. It was commonly used in Anatolia and the Balkans during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the sultan's elite corps, or Janissaries, and was carried in the waistband. This piece, with a blade elaborately decorated in gold and corals set into the handle, was probably made for presentation. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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