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. steel, bone, metal, glass; forging, carving, punching, damascening, filigree work yatagan: 610 : 488 : 27 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013059 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellow-brown bone, with smallish truncated ears. Band of metal decorated with filigree work and red glass beads. On the continuation of the hilt, a decoration of filigree work with a ringlet motif. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with a single narrow fuller along the ridge. On one side of the blade, an illegible Arabic inscription. 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. 104; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 92.