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    Arms and Armoury Collection
         LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, second half of 18th century
    Ottoman Empire : Balkans.
    steel, bone, metal, silver; forging, carving, damascening
    yatagan: 630 : 485 : 30 mm
    Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-010061


    DESCRIPTION:
    A hilt of yellow bone, with semicircular, longish ears. The joining band of metal, with engraved plant vine scrolls. On the continuation of the hilt, traces of plant ornamentation. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight. On both sides of the blade, traces of silver damascened ornamentation.
    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. 136;
    Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 120..