A Turkish Yataghan
19th Century
With slightly recurved single-edged blade struck with a bladesmith's mark on one side, a shaped silver mount over each side of the forte chased with foliage, hilt with grip-strap en suite, and rounded dark horn grips rising to a beaked pommel (old repair on one side) and each secured by dome-headed silver nails, in original wooden scabbard entirely covered in silver (minor damage) embossed and chased with rocailles and foliage within borders of scrollwork, the locket with bands of plaiting and beading, the chape with buildings and a trophy of arms on each side, suspension loop, and monster-head terminal
66.5 cm. blade