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, wood, leather, brass; forging, carving. yatagan: 690 : 555 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018142 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with quite large truncated ears. Band of metal decorated with plant ornaments. Continuation of the hilt of wood hammered on with nails. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with a narrow fuller along the ridge. Wants scabbard. From the former War Museum 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. 145; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 129.