Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, from second half of the 18th century to about 1830. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Hasan, owner Ali. steel, bone, copper, silver; forging, carving, punching, damascening yatagan: 660 : 520 : 30 mm; scabbard: 590 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013055 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellowish bone, with longish semicircular ears. Band of the hilt and leaf-shaped decoration of the blade of metal, decorated with baroque ornaments. On the continuation of the blade, a fish scale ornament. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved. On the blade on one side, plant and linear ornaments, and on the other an Arabic inscription, that in translation runs: 'Made by Hasan, owner Ali'. Wooden scabbard, leather covered, metal mounted on tip and mouth. 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. 95; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 83; 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. 41.