Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, 1805 - 1806. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Ali, owner Mehmed. steel, bone, wood, leather, gold; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work yatagan: 745 : 595 : 32 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018137 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with quite large truncated ears. Continuation of the hilt of metal, simply made. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with narrow fuller along the ridge. On the blade on one side gold damascened decoration in the form of a flower, on the other side gold damascened Arabic inscription in a medallion with spear-shaped extensions, which in translation runs: '1220 (AH). Made by Ali(ja), owner Mehmed. / Rely upon God.' Wants scabbard. Very much damaged. 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. 36; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 31; 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. 18.