Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      BRASS-HILTED YATAGAN, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, brass, silver, wood; forging, carving, damascening, casting yatagan: 720 : 595 : 35 mm; scabbard: 620 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018167 DESCRIPTION: A hilt made of brass, with rounded ears, decorated with baroque ornamentation. Continuation of the hilt forged together with the blade, decorated with fish scales with dotted pattern. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight, with a broad fuller along the ridge. On the upper part in the blade, engraved ornamentation. On the ridge, ornamentation with the inscription in Cyrillic script 'K.M. x MILOS' and several unclear signs. Wooden scabbard, covered with ornamented brass. 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. 175; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 159.