yan - The Traditional Klingon Sword
The yan is the most ancient of Klingon swords.
Before Kahless received
the vision of the bat'leth, the yan was the preferred
sword of the Klingon
warrior.
Reference: Kurn's office wall in ST:TNG Episode
-*Redemption*
"One picture comes to my mind when I see a yan
on an office wall. The picture of a killer shark."
-Quadrant Commander Hurgh DeS' sutai-Solazarn
This page was researched and assembled by Hurgh DeS' . My
Sources were the Star Trek Ominipedia, KIWG, The
Heart of Kri'stak Forge, and the Star Trek:Klingon CDROM.
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