Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      METAL-HILTED YATAGAN, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Mustafa, owner Ali. steel, metal, wood, leather, silver; forging, carving, damascening yatagan: 725 : 575 : 30 mm; scabbard: 685 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018165 DESCRIPTION: Hilt with large ears, entirely metal mounted, with baroque ornaments. Continuation of the blade simple, and leaf-shaped decoration on the blade with indented edges. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with a narrow fuller along the ridge. On one side of the blade silver damascened ornamentation and on the other an Arabic inscription that in translation runs: 'Made by Mustafa, owner Ali. // I rely upon my Creator, His slave'. Wooden scabbard, leather clad, mounted at 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. 129; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 118; 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. 60.