Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      BLADE OF A YATAGAN, 1784 - 1785. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Osman-Basha, owner Mehmed-Basha. steel, silver; forging, damascening yatagan: 685 : 567 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013086 DESCRIPTION: The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved. On the blade on one side a silver damascened Arabic inscription, and on the other side a silver damascened ornament. In translation the inscription goes: 'The year 1199. (AH). Made by Osman-Basha, owner Mehmed-Basha. // May the knife be in the hand, on the tongue be the Glorious'. Hilt and scabbard missing. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Boskovic, Dora. Zbirka jatagana u Hrvatskom povijesnom muzeju u Zagrebu = The Yatagan Collection of the Croatian History Museum, Zagreb. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XLI. Zagreb : Hrvatski povijesni muzej, 2006. Kat. No. 6; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 4; Jatagane aus dem Historischen Museum von Kroatien in Zagreb (Agram). Sonderausstellung im Landeszeughaus 9. April - 7. Juni 1976. Graz : Landeszeughaus am Landesmuseum Joanneum, 1976. Kat. Nr. 2.