Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, 1788 - 1789. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Mehmed, owner Numan-beg. steel, bone, wood, velvet; forging, carving, damascening, casting yatagan: 570 : 452 : 28 mm; scabbard: 490 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013060 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with smallish ears. Band of metal decorated with serrated lines. Continuation of hilt simple, of metal, with transverse grooves. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight. One side of the blade has an Arabic inscription, with in translation runs: '1203 (AH). Made by Mehmed, owner Numan-beg'. Wooden scabbard, partially covered with metal, partly with green velvet. 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. 9; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 6.