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 Mustafa, owner Mehmed. steel, bone, copper, glass faux stones; forging, carving, punching, damascening, filigree work yatagan: 745 : 585 : 35 mm; scabbard: 750 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018169 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of yellow bone, with large truncated ears. Continuation of the hilt covered in leather, and filigree work and one red eye each on the leaf-shaped decoration there is filigree ornamentation. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with a single narrow fuller along the ridge. On the blade on one side is a kind of rosette, and on the other an Arabic inscription, that in translation runs: 'Made by Mustafa, owner Mehmed. / I rely upon my Creator, His slave'. Wooden scabbard, covered in leather, and in metal at the mouth and tip. 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. 106; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 95; 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. 46.