Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 1788 - 1789. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Owner Agan. steel, bone, wood, waxed cloth, coral, brass; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work yatagan: 720 : 567 : 30 mm; scabbard: 625 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-001919 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark yellow bone with large truncated ears. Joining band of metal, decorated with filigree work and with six long grooved corals. On the joining band, visible traces of gilding. Continuation of the hilt simple, of metal. The blade is of steel, one-edged, curved, with two narrow fullers along the ridge. On the blade on one side the sign of the seal of Solomon, and on the other hand a partially legible Arabic inscription that in translation runs: ' ... owner Agan. 1203 (AH)'. Scabbard wooden, bound at the opening and tip with brass sheeting. Hilt reinforced with waxed cloth strip. The covering is missing in the central part of the scabbard. Purchased from Rudolf Zikmundowski, bank clerk in Zagreb, 1913. 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. 10; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 7.