Max Yataghan lenght?

Valjhun · 2nd April 2006, 05:51 PM

Hi!

I was always wondering wich would be the maximum lenght for a ottoman yatagan. The biggest in my collection measures 79 cm, from the end of the ear to the blade tip. What about yours examples?

Yannis · 2nd April 2006, 10:56 PM

The biggest I have seen was 90cm in scabbard

Zifir · 3rd April 2006, 08:34 PM

How about the minimum length? In some Turkish chronicles I came across the term 'yatağan bıçağı' which literally means "yatagan knife." I am not really sure whether this term refers to 'proper' yatagans or a smaller type carried by people in daily life.

Yannis · 3rd April 2006, 11:27 PM

It is the second case. Knifes for daily use with yataghan ears.

Valjhun · 4th April 2006, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yannis

It is the second case. Knifes for daily use with yataghan ears.

Well, we're talking about the upper one I guess. Both made in Sarajevo around 1888.

Zifir · 4th April 2006, 05:57 PM

A very nice set you have. I have another question, can't stop asking..

Does anyone know when people stopped to produce yatagans? Maybe it is a little bit silly to ask this becuase this probably changes from region to region.

For example did they still produce yatagans in Istanbul in the late nineteenth century? The reason I am asking this that I have a sense that the yatagan production came to an abrupt end with the abolition of the Janissary Corps in 1826 since janissaries were probably the major consumers for this particular product. This is just a speculation of course.

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Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Max Yataghan lenght? Hi! I was always wondering wich would be the maximum lenght for a ottoman yatagan. The biggest in my collection measures 79 cm, from the end of the ear to the blade tip. What about yours examples?

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Zifir Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Istanbul Posts: 228	minimum length? How about the minimum length? In some Turkish chronicles I came across the term 'yatağan bıçağı' which literally means "yatagan knife." I am not really sure whether this term refers to 'proper' yatagans or a smaller type carried by people in daily life.

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2nd April 2006, 10:56 PM	#2
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	The biggest I have seen was 90cm in scabbard

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Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	It is the second case. Knifes for daily use with yataghan ears.

4th April 2006, 05:57 PM	#6
Zifir Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Istanbul Posts: 228	A very nice set you have. I have another question, can't stop asking.. Does anyone know when people stopped to produce yatagans? Maybe it is a little bit silly to ask this becuase this probably changes from region to region. For example did they still produce yatagans in Istanbul in the late nineteenth century? The reason I am asking this that I have a sense that the yatagan production came to an abrupt end with the abolition of the Janissary Corps in 1826 since janissaries were probably the major consumers for this particular product. This is just a speculation of course.