Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, 1840 - 1860. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Husein. steel, bone, brass; forging, carving yatagan: 675 : 550 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018140
DESCRIPTION: A hilt of dark bone with small, fused ears. Band of brass with impressed plant ornaments. On the continuation of the hilt a bead ornament, and on the leaf-shaped part of the blade, an impressed plant ornament. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved. On one side of the blade an impressed mark with an Arabic inscription that in translation runs: 'Made by Husein'. 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. 119; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 108.
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