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: 620 : 500 : 32 mm; scabbard: 660 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018163 DESCRIPTION: A hilt made of brass, with rounded ears, decorated with coarsely done baroque ornamentation. On the continuation of the hilt a dense weave of thin brass wire. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight, with perfunctorily produced engraved ornamentation. Wooden scabbard, partially covered in metal mounting. 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. 176; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 160.