Is there a manual for yatagans?

Emanuel · 13th June 2006, 03:29 PM

Thanks for the picture, I also stumbled upon it in my searches. I found a number of books on Ottoman dress -mostly in Turkish- but none of them with images

By kılıç I was referring to the sabre variant with the yelman widening at the tip. I had read a mention that yeniceri used a double-edged sabre, so this is the only Islamic saber I could think of that corresponds to this description. The variant without yelman are single-edged no?

From these images and from what I've read so far, I understand that yeniceri wore minimal armour/padding, and yet they were formidable adversaries. To fight successfully with little protection implies considerable skill - their schools obviously provided quality training. I wonder if any state records about the acemi oglan yeniceri school could shine some light on the existence of manuals...

Emanuel

ariel · 13th June 2006, 10:15 PM

Check this site:

http://www.atlant-tpg.ru/aka.html

This is a Russian Publishing house "Atlant". They have a book called Janissari: with very detailed summaries in English, ~ 1/3 of total total book.
The same book appears often on e-bay.
Great pictures, detailed info about ranks, structure, weapons, you name it.

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13th June 2006, 03:29 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Thanks for the picture, I also stumbled upon it in my searches. I found a number of books on Ottoman dress -mostly in Turkish- but none of them with images By kılıç I was referring to the sabre variant with the yelman widening at the tip. I had read a mention that yeniceri used a double-edged sabre, so this is the only Islamic saber I could think of that corresponds to this description. The variant without yelman are single-edged no? From these images and from what I've read so far, I understand that yeniceri wore minimal armour/padding, and yet they were formidable adversaries. To fight successfully with little protection implies considerable skill - their schools obviously provided quality training. I wonder if any state records about the acemi oglan yeniceri school could shine some light on the existence of manuals... Emanuel

13th June 2006, 10:15 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Check this site: http://www.atlant-tpg.ru/aka.html This is a Russian Publishing house "Atlant". They have a book called Janissari: with very detailed summaries in English, ~ 1/3 of total total book. The same book appears often on e-bay. Great pictures, detailed info about ranks, structure, weapons, you name it.