Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 1813 - 1814. Ottoman empire : Balkans. Made by Hasan. steel, bone, metal, wood, coral, leather; forging, carving, filigree work yatagan: 655 : 502 : 30 mm; scabbard: 590 mm Inv. Nr.: HPM/PMH-000282 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellowish bone, with truncated ears. The joining band of metal with still existing traces of gilding, decorated with filigree work and six long grooved corals. Continuation of the hilt also decorated with filigree work and a ringlet motif. The blade is of steel, single-edged, slightly curved. On one side of the blade a mark with an Arabic inscription that in translation runs: 'Made by Hasan'. Scabbard wooden, covered in leather and metal mounted at tip and mouth. A small lug on the top mounting. Sheath braided round with four-stranded strap. Found in Bosnia. Donated by Ivan Pajlok, a teacher in Zagreb. 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. 117; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 106.