Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      BRASS-HILTED YATAGAN FROM THE TOWER OF STOJAN JANKOVIC, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans. steel, brass, wood, leather; engraving, forging, casting, carving yatagan: 650 : 530 : 30 mm; scabbard: 605 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-009319 DESCRIPTION: A hilt made of brass with truncated ears embellished with baroque ornaments. The continuation of the hilt is forged together with the blade. On the continuation of the hilt there are two transverse strips in relief with incisions. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved. Scabbard wooden, covered in leather, mounted at tip and mouth. Alleged to have come from the tower of Stojan Jankovic in Islam Grcki. 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. 181; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 165; Jatagane aus dem Historischen Museum von Kroatien in Zagreb (Agram). Sonderausstellung im Landeszeughaus 9. April - 7. Juni 1976. Graz : Landeszeughaus am Landesmuseum Joanneum, 1976. Kat. Nr. 77; Türkische Waffen aus dem Historischen Museum von Kroatien, Zagreb. Burg Schlaining, 15. Mai bis 10. Oktober 1982. Eisenstadt : Amt der Burgenländischen Regierung, Landesmuseum, 1982. Kat. Nr. 113; Sercer, Marija. Tursko oružje. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1983. Kat. Nr. 113.