Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      BRASS-HILTED YATAGAN, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, brass, wood; forging, carving, damascening, casting yatagan: 615 : 480 : 30 mm; scabbard: 425 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-009322 DESCRIPTION: A hilt made of brass, with semicircular ears, decorated with baroque ornamentation. Joining band and continuation of the hilt forged in one piece with the blade. On the continuation of the hilt, three horizontal strips in relief. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight, with engraved ornamentation on both sides. Wooden scabbard, covered in ornamented brass. 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. 174; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 158.