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, wood, leather, brass; forging, carving yatagan: 620 : 500 : 30 mm; scabbard: 615 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-000291 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of yellow bone with mother of pearl sheen and smallish, long, semicircular ears. The joining band of metal with remains of baroque ornamentation. Continuation of the hilt of metal fish scale decoration. On the leaf-shaped decoration of the blade, baroque ornamentation. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with two narrow fullers along the ridge. Wooden scabbard, clad in leather, brass mounted. Found in Bosnia. From the Dr Ljudevit Gaj Collection. 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. 140; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 124.