2019 Ethnological Treasure - Dalmatian Dark-Hilted Yatagan M - First Day Cover

Yatagan, as a cold weapon of oriental origin, was commonly used among all peoples in the Balkans, and especially in Dalmatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Boka, Albania and other. It came to the Balkans via the Ottoman Empire, and each yatagan is handmade and thus unique. They are usually divided into dark and white-hilted ones by the color of a horn or bone handle.