Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 1842 - 1843. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Mehmed, owner Ahmed. steel, bone, silver, glass; forging, carving, damascening, casting, filigree work, gilding yatagan: 710 : 555 : 32 mm; scabbard: 660 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-002542 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellowish bone, with truncated ears. On the continuation of the hilt filigree decoration of ringlets, and on the leaf-shaped part along with a filigree decoration, also two glass eyes. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with two narrow fullers along the ridge. On the blade on side is a silver damascened medallion with the seal of Solomon and on the other side an Arabic inscription that in translation runs: 'Made by Mehmed, owner Ahmed. The year 1258. (AH)'. Scabbard wooden, covered with leather, brass mountings on the mouth and tip. The mounting on the tip ends with a fish head. 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. 74; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 64.