Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      BRASS-HILTED YATAGAN, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, brass, silver, wood, leather; forging, carving, damascening, casting yatagan: 620 : 495 : 30 mm; scabbard: 575 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-000305 DESCRIPTION: A hilt made of brass, with truncated ears decorated with baroque ornamentation. Continuation of the hilt forged in one piece with the blade. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight, decorated along the ridge with a short baroque vine scroll. Wooden scabbard, covered in leather. On the tip and mouth, copper mounting. Donated by Ivan Pajlok, a teacher in 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. 172; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 156.