Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, from second half of the 18th century to about 1830 (probably 1812 -1813) Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Ibrahim, owner Ahmed. steel, bone, silver; forging, carving, punching, damascening yatagan: 745 : 605 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018138 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of dark bone with quite large truncated ears. Band, continuation of the hilt and leaf-shaped decoration of the blade of silver with baroque ornaments. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved. On the blade on one side a silver damascened Arabic inscription, that in translation runs: 'Made by Ibrahim, owner Ahmed. / I rely upon my Creator, His slave Ahmed.' 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. 99; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 87; 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. 42.