Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, second half of the 18th century - second half of the 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, bone, copper, decorative stone, wood, leather, brass; forging, carving, filigree work yatagan: 675 : 540 : 30 mm; scabbard: 645 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-010062 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellowish bone, with truncated ears. Band of copper, decorated with filigree work and five decorative reddish beads. On the continuation of the hilt and the leaf-shaped ornament of the blade filigree work decoration with coil motif. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with a narrow fuller along the ridge. Wooden scabbard, clad in leather and mounted at mouth and tip in brass. At the tip, the mounting is ornamented. 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. 146; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 130.