The yatagan, yataghan, or ataghan (from Turkish yatağan), also called varsak,, after the Turkish Varsak tribe, is a type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the mid-16th to late 19th century. The yatagan was extensively used in Ottoman Turkey and in areas under immediate Ottoman influence, such as the Balkans, Caucasus, and North Africa.
The yatagan, yataghan, or ataghan (from Turkish yatağan), also called varsak,, after the Turkish Varsak tribe, is a type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the mid-16th to late 19th century. The yatagan was extensively used in Ottoman Turkey and in areas under immediate Ottoman influence, such as the Balkans, Caucasus, and North Africa.
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