Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, 1808 - 1809. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Ibrahim, owner Ali-Aga. steel, bone, wood, leather, silver; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work yatagan: 740 : 600 : 32 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-000288 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with truncated ears. Band of metal, decorated with plant ornaments. On the continuation of the hilt a fish scale decoration, met with on part of the ridge too. Leaf-shaped decoration of the blade with Baroque ornaments. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with narrow fuller along the ridge. On one side of the blade silver damascened plant and linear ornaments, and on the other side an Arabic inscription that in translation runs: '1223. (AH) Made by Ibrahim, owner Ali Aga. / I rely upon my Creator, his slave'. Scabbard wooden, covered in leather, mounted in metal at the mouth and tip. On the mouth of the scabbard over the metal mounting a strap bound with a long leather knot. Band of the hilt patched in places. Found in Bosnia. From the Dr Josip Fon Collection, Zagreb. 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. 46; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 39.