Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 1861 - 1862. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Abdullah, owner Salih-beg. steel, bone, copper, silver, coral; forging, carving, punching, damascening, gilding, filigree work yatagan: 770 : 615 : 33 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-002837 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of yellow bone, with quite large truncated ears. Band of copper, decorated with filigree work, with four round corals. Continuation of hilt and leaf-shaped decoration on the blade of copper, decorated with filigree work. On the continuation of the hilt filigree ringlet decoration. On the leaf-shaped part, one green glass eye each. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with two narrow fullers along the ridge. On one side of the blade a silver damascened medallion with a freely stylised seal of Solomon plus spiral, and on the other side an Arabic inscription that runs: 'Made by Abdullah son of Hadji Huseinagin. / Owner and possessor Salih beg. 1278 (AH). // O heart, for the sake of one heart do not offend every heart / For enjoyment of this world, do not offend the Sultan.' Wants scabbard. Purchased from Milan Praunsperger, Zagreb 1940. 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. 83; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 71; 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. 33; Sercer, Marija. Staro oružje od XVI do kraja XIX stoljeca. Senj : Centar za kulturu Senj, Gradski muzej Senj, Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1989. Nr. 56.