salient features of yatagans

qaboutyats said:
I'm reading a text written around 1600 in which a person is compared to a yatagan, and i can't tell from context what that is supposed to imply about his character.
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Aggressive. Adversarial. Direct. Threatening. Exotic. Decisive. Focused. Lethal. Bold.

Just some ideas.
 
qaboutyats said:
hello sword experts. i have a question i was hoping someone may be able to answer. I'm reading a text written around 1600 in which a person is compared to a yatagan, and i can't tell from context what that is supposed to imply about his character. i read somewhere that yatagans are notoriously hard to defend against because the curved blade makes it look like it's moving in opposite directions at the same time, and that would make sense because the character can talk his way out of anything, but is that really something yatagans are known for? is there another feature you'd consider more salient? the text was written by an Englishman who had visited Constantinople and had most likely seen a yatagan in action, if that matters.

thanks!
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It could be as simple as the man had big ears. Post #17 in the bottom picture has some good examples of exaggerated ears on the hilt. I remember seeing one come up for auction years ago where the lobes of the pommel were actually larger than my ears.
 
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