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What would be the right way to write the names of different objects in labels:

e.g. Sword ‘yatagan’, Sword yatagan, or Sword yatagan

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Without knowing what "yatagan" means, it's impossible to say. Is it a style of sword, the place it was made or something else?
 

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Is it an authentic yatagan or a yatagan-style sword? If it is authentic, just yatagan should be sufficient. If it is for an exhibiton, you might want to add a brief explanation.
 

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the yatagan is a type of Tukish sword. So I understand the better option would be writing it in italic than putting in inverted commas? Thanks
 
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