Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, second half of the 18th century - second half of the 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Mehmed, owner Mustafa. steel, bone, metal, glass faux stones; forging, carving, punching, damascening, filigree work yatagan: 685 : 540 : 29 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013077 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of yellow bone, with truncated ears. Band of gilt metal, decorated with filigree work. Continuation of the hilt and leaf-shaped decoration of the blade decorated with filigree work and a glass eye each side. On the continuation of the hilt, a decoration of filigree ringlets. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with a single narrow fuller along the ridge. On the blade on one side, silver damascened ornamentation of rayed solar circle, and on the other side an Arabic inscription , that in translation runs: 'Made by Mehmed, owner Mustafa...' 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. 103; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 91; 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. 44.