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 steel, bone, metal, copper, coral, glass faux stones, wood, leather; forging, carving, filigree work yatagan: 670 : 535 : 32 mm; scabbard: 585 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018155 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of yellow bone, with rounded ears. The joining band of metal, with traces of gilding, decorated with filigree work, with five corals and two red glass faux stones eyes. On the continuation of the hilt decoration of filigree work with motif of circles. On the leaf-shaped decoration of the blade, ornament of filigree work and one red glass faux stones eye each side. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with a narrow fuller along the ridge. Scabbard wooden, clad in leather and metal-mounted at mouth and tip. 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. 150; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 134.