Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, from second half of 18th century to about 1830 Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Hasan, owner Omer. steel, bone, copper, silver; forging, carving, punching, damascening yatagan: 755 : 610 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018144 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with quite large truncated ears. The joining band of metal, decorated with plant ornamentation. On the continuation of the hilt fish scale decoration that is also found on part of the ridge. Leaf-shaped decoration of the blade with baroque ornamentation. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved with a single narrow fuller along the ridge. On one side of the blade a plant and linear ornamentation, on the other side an Arabic inscription that in translation runs 'Made by Hasan, owner Omer. // I rely upon my Creator, the slave'. Wants scabbard. 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. 94; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 82.