Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, 1819 - 1820. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Ahmed, owner Shaban. steel, bone, wood, leather, silver; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work yatagan: 715 : 575 : 32 mm; scabbard: 670 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013087 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with quite large truncated ears. The joining band of metal, , with a simple continuation of the hilt. The blade is of steel, single-edged, mildly curved, with a narrow fuller along the ridge. On one side of the blade silver damascened plant and linear ornamentation, and on the other side an Arabic inscription that in translation runs: 'The year 1235. (AH). Made by Ahmed, owner Shaban. / May the knife be in the hand and on the tongue by Glorious'. Wooden scabbard, leather covered, brass mounted at the mouth and tip. Mounting at the mouth has a large ring for hanging. At the tip, the mounting ends spherically. 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. 63; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 53.