Detail yatagan

of Ottoman origin, datable to the early nineteenth century: reused western blade, older and datable to the eighteenth century, with an accentuated curved shape, single-edged and pointed with double shells on both sides, on which the original ones are still visible engravings with allegorical figures and mottos "Iustitia" and "Temperantia"; classic handle with polished bone cheeks forming very large "ears", mounted on a gilded brass frame, adorned with filigree and put back in coral, silver and green glass; missing sheath; in good condition, with minor injuries and an honest patina due to time; of particular and rare type L 79 cm