A good Turkish sword (yataghan)

A good Turkish sword (yataghan), forward curving blade 23 in., with narrow back fullers and panels of silver koftgari; silver hilt of characteristic form, with angular flaring terminal, adorned with silver beads and bands of braided wire and set with coral cabochons; leather covered scabbard, the locket en suite to the hilt, the later chape of white metal embossed with foliage and with monstrous head terminal.