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sword example

The Ottoman Empire, with its emphasis on cavalry, produced many fine swords, such as the yataghan sabre. This example could be up to 400 years old. It has a curved and grooved steel blade, a double-lobed horn grip and leaf decoration in repoussé silver or copper on the blade and grip. The yataghan served as the model for a double curved bayonet popular in Western Europe in the mid- 19th century.

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