Help with translation of the Ottoman yatagan, 18th century.

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Originally Posted by Pertinax

The yataghan was a non-combatant personal weapon of the Turkish Janissaries.

Regards, Yuri.

correction: Ottoman Janissars.

FYI:

most were not of "Turkish"origin but actually children from occupied (mostly Balkan) countries.

interesting to read :

https://www.google.nl/books/edition/...0AEACAAJ?hl=nl

http://www.bev.ba/MOMARAFO/ET/krater...sokolovic.html

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Janissary

they also were a partial reason for the pan-slavic thoughts and uprising in that region:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Serbian_Uprising