yatagan

• She saw in the girdle an empty scabbard for a yatagan elaborately covered with brilliants. —  The Prince of India — Volume 01
• But in this engagement he lost his right hand, which was struck off by the blow of a yatagan. —  The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 392, October 3, 1829
• Over his shoulders was a new white strookah, of which he seemed very proud; whilst he had a perfect armament of weapons -- rifles, pistols, yatagan -- polished up to the knocker -- and cartouche-box. —  Werwolves
• She was now close enough in for us to see, with the aid of the telescope, pretty nearly everything that was happening aboard her, and I was far from reassured when I noticed that the man upon the poop -- probably the junk's captain -- who was directing operations, wore a formidable-looking broad-bladed Chinese yatagan girded to his side, while, when he faced in our direction once or twice, pointing, I felt almost certain that I could detect one, if not a brace of pistols in his belt. —  The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise
• Such an one as this, Arvina, "he added, showing a long keen weapon not unlike a Turkish yatagan in shape, which he drew from beneath his pillow. —  The Roman Traitor (Vol. 2 of 2)

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