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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 907 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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YATAGHAN (from Turk. yeitaghan; sometimes spelled in
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English " attaghan " and " ataghan ")  , the name of a type of
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sword
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common to
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Mahommedan peoples . It has no guard or quillons, but a large and often decorated
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pommel; its blade has a
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double
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curve on the cutting edge, first
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concave and then
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convex; the back is usually straight (see SWORD) .

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