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The yatagan or yataghan (from Turkish yatağan ) is a type of Ottomanknife or short sabre used from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries.The yatagan was extensively used in Ottoman Turkey and in areas under immediate Ottoman influence such as the Balkans.It consisted of a single-edged blade with a marked forward curve and a hilt formed of two grip plaques attached through the tang the end of the hilt being shaped like large ears.
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