Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, 1826 - 1827. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Omer, owner Osman. steel, bone, wood, leather, silver; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work yatagan: 690 : 550 : 30 mm; scabbard: 605 mm Inv. Nr.: HPM/PMH-000805 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of dark bone, with truncated ears. The joining band of metal, with baroque ornaments. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved. Along the ridge, two narrow fullers. On one side of the blade, silver damascened ornamentation, on the other side an Arabic inscription that in translation runs: '1242. (AH) Made by Omer, owner Osman. / I rely upon my Creator, slave'. Wooden scabbard, leather covered, mounted in metal at mouth and tip. On the top mounting, a large lug. One bone ear is missing, as is the continuation of the hilt with the leaf-shaped decoration. Donated by Eugen Fabijan, proprietor and trader in Brinje, 1901. 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. 70; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 60.