Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 1795 - 1796. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Omer, owner Osman. steel, bone, silver; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work yatagan: 705 : 565 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-002537 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of yellowish bone with faceted ears. Hilt, continuation of hilt and leaf-shaped decoration on the blade of metal, decorated with filigree work with bead motif. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with narrow fuller along the ridge. On the blade on one side along the whole length a silver damascened ornament, and on the other side an Arabic inscription, that in translation runs: '1210. (AH). Made by Omer, owner Osman. / I rely upon my Maker, His slave Osman-Basha. / The knife (sword) should be in the hand, the name of the Glorious on the tongue, His slave Osman. / Oh Mohammed, intercede for your follower, Osman-Aga'. Wants scabbard. Bone part of the hilt cracked and damaged. Leaf-shaped ornament on the blade partially missing on one side, and damaged on the other. 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. 18; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 15; 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. 7.