Ethnological Treasure 2019 - Dalmatian Dark-Hilted Yatagan M - Sheetlets

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.