Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, second half of the 18th century to 1830 Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, bone, metal; forging, carving, damascening yatagan: 725 : 595 : 32 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-000298 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with faceted ears. Band of metal, decorated with series of ellipsoid convexities. On the continuation of the hilt, fish scale decoration. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved. Wants scabbard. Found in Bosnia. Donated by Ivan Pajlok, a teacher in Zagreb. 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. 144; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 128.