Yataghan

tom hyle · 20th February 2005, 01:05 PM

The story seems bizarre; I'm curious as to any evidence/provenence/source of attribution; to me also this looks like a rather ornate hand made traditional yatagan; it certainly ian't a mass produced piece we'd expect to see associated with an European military unit....In reference to yatagans in Hungary I have the term karakalak or karakulak. The ones I've seen had integral forged bolsters, unwrapped flat tangs, and wider tips than common on Turkish yatagans.

20th February 2005, 01:05 PM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	The story seems bizarre; I'm curious as to any evidence/provenence/source of attribution; to me also this looks like a rather ornate hand made traditional yatagan; it certainly ian't a mass produced piece we'd expect to see associated with an European military unit....In reference to yatagans in Hungary I have the term karakalak or karakulak. The ones I've seen had integral forged bolsters, unwrapped flat tangs, and wider tips than common on Turkish yatagans. Last edited by tom hyle; 20th February 2005 at 03:01 PM.

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