Ottoman Yatagan Other private purchase gurkha kukri

private purchase gurkha kukri

Retailed by Hawkes & Co

and was embraced by both mercenary soldiers and affluent civilians

No Scabbard

Osborn style hilt

Ottoman Yatagan Other private purchase gurkha kukriA good example of a 19th century Yatagan, with horn handle and brass mounting. These were extensively used in Ottoman Turkey and in areas under immediate Ottoman influence, such as the Balkans and the Caucasus. This is an honest fighting blade with little ornate detailing. These were tradionally used by jannisaries, but also by other infantry soldiers. They were smaller and lighter than ordinary swords so as not to hinder them when carried at the