Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, 1826 - 1827. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Ibrahim, owner Mustafa Aga. steel, bone, wood, leather, silver; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work yatagan: 735 : 590 : 34 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013064 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with quite large truncated ears. The joining band of metal, with baroque ornaments. On the continuation of the hilt, a fish scale decoration. Leaf-like part on the blade decorated with baroque ornaments. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight, with a single broad and a single narrow fuller along the ridge. On both sides of the blade, in medallions, an Arabic inscription, that in translation runs: 'Made by Ibrahim, owner Mustafa Aga. / I rely upon my Creator, His slave. 1242 (AH) // Oh Mohammed, intercede for your follower Mustafa aga'. Wants scabbard. 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. 69; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 59; 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. 28.