Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      BRASS-HILTED YATAGAN, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans. steel, brass, wood, silver; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work yatagan: 670 : 550 : 33 mm; scabbard: 495 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-009323 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of brass, with semicircular ears, decorated with baroque ornamentation. Joining band and continuation of hilt and blade forged in one piece. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight, decorated the whole length along the ridge with linear ornamentation. Scabbard of ornamented brass. One brass ear is missing. Purchased from Vladan Desnica of Islam Grcki, 1948. 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. 169; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 153.