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, metal, copper, coral, glass faux stones paste; forging, carving, filigree work, damascening yatagan: 730 : 570 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018152 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellow-brown bone, with quite large truncated ears. The joining band of metal, decorated with filigree work with four longish mountings in which a reddish mass has been inserted, with one coral and three reddish beads. On the continuation of the hilt, decoration of filigree work with a bead motif. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight. On one side of the blade, silver damascened ornamentation. 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. 151; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 135; Jatagane aus dem Historischen Museum von Kroatien in Zagreb (Agram). Sonderausstellung im Landeszeughaus 9. April - 7. Juni 1976. Graz : Landeszeughaus am Landesmuseum Joanneum, 1976. Kat. Nr. 64.