Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 1803 - 1804. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Ali, owner Ibrahim. steel, bone, wood, leather, silver; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work yatagan: 700 : 565 : 33 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013058 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark yellow bone, with slightly faceted ears. Joining band of metal, decorated with plant ornamentation. In the continuation of the hilt, short pieces of wood reinforced with wire have been inserted. Leaf-shaped decoration on the blade of metal, with plant ornamentation. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with narrow fuller along the ridge. On most of the blade on one side silver damascened plant and linear ornamentation, and on the other side an Arabic inscription that in translation runs: '1218. (AH). Made by Ali, owner Ibrahim. / Yemliha, Mekselina, Meslina, Mernus, Debernus, Saznus, Kefestatayus, Kitmir. (Names of the Seven Sleepers in the cave near Ephesus). 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. 30; Sercer, M. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. br. 25.