Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, second half of the 18th century to 1830. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. steel, bone, metal, silver; forging, carving, damascening yatagan: 655 : 530 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018148 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of yellow bone, with smallish truncated ears. Band and continuation of the hilt made of metal. Baroque vine scrolls on the joining band, and on the continuation of the hilt, a fish scale decoration. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with two narrow fullers along the ridge. On one side of the blade visible 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. 139; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 123..