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The yataghan was an Ottoman single-edged, forward-curved hewing sword used from the mid-16th to the late 19th century. Yataghans carried by janissaries and other infantry were smaller and lighter than ordinary swords so as not to hinder the soldier on the march, with grip plaques typically made from bone, ivory, horn or silver; Istanbul, Foca and Prizren were its main centers of manufacture.
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Introduced YearSources date the yataghan to the mid-16th century as a period rather than a single founding year; 1550 is used here as a representative mid-century date. Weapon Classsingle-edged forward-curved sword (hewing knife/sabre) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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