Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans. steel, bone, metal; forging, carving, etching yatagan: 685 : 545 : 28 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-009316 DESCRIPTION: Light yellow bone hilt, with small faceted ears. Steel, single-edged, curved blade. On one side of the blade an engraved ornament with a medallion, into which is incorporated a mark of a freely stylised seal of Solomon or sun symbol, and on the other side ornament with a longish field in which there is an unclear mark with an inscription in which three of the Seven Sleepers are mentioned: 'Yemliha, Mekselina, Meslina'. Wants scabbard. Purchased from Vladan Desnica of Islam Grcki, 1948. 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. 125; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 114.